tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63528550569251353972024-03-05T11:40:12.605-08:00Bungalow GardenQuynhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805027968885557362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352855056925135397.post-40409385653537107962009-05-25T20:53:00.000-07:002009-05-25T21:40:06.039-07:00Bust a Move....<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Or at least some concrete slab. Memorial day weekend and I decided to focus my attention to the backyard. I have spent two plus years dotting on my front yard and the front strip, the back yard was sadly neglected.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My backyard is a great place for family and friends to hang out, enjoy the sun and my husband's great bbq! After demolishing the overgrown shrubs and bug infested trees, I was left with just the concrete slab to take care of. Then onto the fun part, designing the backyard!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I was unsure of how to break up the concrete slab, the piece was not large, but it was heavy. After a few minutes, my trusty shovel and sledgehammer, the job was done.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">After the concrete was out, my husband and I tackled the daunting task of weeding, shoveling, planting and hauling compost. After 4 days of hard work, we are able to enjoy our Zen Garden!!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT06MqxGFQHwTriR86sz-RWtR2qWRVV1rbkoBm7uW-m0PcKKH22L3ALaO0hZwXxmNwglI-r5uzb1mzQ2J0BSeFkbYuIiRmeiGK9poDEs0cEBXa55ZqHLhswMTbHIe-igRObM0YtDWXL0/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT06MqxGFQHwTriR86sz-RWtR2qWRVV1rbkoBm7uW-m0PcKKH22L3ALaO0hZwXxmNwglI-r5uzb1mzQ2J0BSeFkbYuIiRmeiGK9poDEs0cEBXa55ZqHLhswMTbHIe-igRObM0YtDWXL0/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339986440723434322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7Rj1y1_FxRnduXeHhREAK-hOhTjlcd9wgECGOJnHqxkVjbpnJgXPLCsM24nf2QPIDzSKbuyE2TI5lisjUXqSsJUtuKbO_8Qbo0eBp16TpUWBu1iyUFl6LeGLbkvfRV0z29jYYQnG2qA/s1600-h/photo+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgLc1OuLqnmYmM9LFELG-uFIolNPujmhisYZxLKIcZJ-XbLBYsqgUYETm2Sy8fHDK5KoAHz8z9ahmfETQUYq-tffs5PmP5_VdtLiXE7U2Kuk79qjTBrU8tXArQvVxQ4PZ2ZhS3mhvqKw/s320/102_1746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339986225532503714" border="0" /></a>Quynhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805027968885557362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352855056925135397.post-84115723586154188372009-05-10T09:39:00.000-07:002009-05-10T12:18:32.293-07:00Before and After<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Before I start on about my plantings for 2009, I would like show you some before and after photos of the house and </span></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">yard.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Several months after we moved in, we did a few upgrades; had the exterior of the house painted and added new windows throughout. </span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhiVJVmXafXzgQmoHe4Q3oXkiKANJWPaZSYCBzJsNCfyOXLLUIkGi72z9prRbb_Brr1RslOgCVwx6L1TaXp_c22_ANBFFGNZSmH2Hf5JtIWVlyk5Tr5m5GGIxxCHSAeX9Hv3vl4-vSnw/s1600-h/My+House+-+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhiVJVmXafXzgQmoHe4Q3oXkiKANJWPaZSYCBzJsNCfyOXLLUIkGi72z9prRbb_Brr1RslOgCVwx6L1TaXp_c22_ANBFFGNZSmH2Hf5JtIWVlyk5Tr5m5GGIxxCHSAeX9Hv3vl4-vSnw/s320/My+House+-+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334239686365140722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKNSdGBiMVbEw7sRtDRRNZCtc5EctjjVJhLi9AD8jgAwKcdQ-99958Yv4YXBCtLCGZE0Tqa-U6JRoXUqwKny2k_xMaC7RbF4a23K9vqx4KO3eymGnLQZ0e1xltbNZBEwohun-5BY229U/s1600-h/100_0866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWzf7rrMQtxv5OBwq4y5gseL0HcxEFbJMexVSmvyu94kCLGtt4BAolZN3abigQHQH6sCpHOsIpfOiviZbO15EETaKlRP96vPvNyHEi0h5UhBzgqnW0NWdS9cx_mkpLZEBr0f6qrQEWDM/s320/100_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334243756752940946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The one major remodel we did was to redo the retaining wall; we got rid of the concrete slabs and added stone pavers. We also moved the entrance to our house. See the image below. This remodel has made a major difference in the overall look of the house. We absolutely love the change!</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCxLtzgpz5pjTuBCLeGFGN2YU0aNQEl18mcrQu2LYNSqqSjNmt50BpcCLEdBy9KVYRe2nggeMj-vIl4ULwDV9ek2ZqGYO_8INIAPSSurkWvwFVdudhkB6LANSU_HVWR14b2DJpiC8aeg/s1600-h/100_1105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCxLtzgpz5pjTuBCLeGFGN2YU0aNQEl18mcrQu2LYNSqqSjNmt50BpcCLEdBy9KVYRe2nggeMj-vIl4ULwDV9ek2ZqGYO_8INIAPSSurkWvwFVdudhkB6LANSU_HVWR14b2DJpiC8aeg/s320/100_1105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334275491434752722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span>Quynhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805027968885557362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352855056925135397.post-69428083295550690682009-05-08T21:56:00.000-07:002009-05-10T09:44:21.815-07:00In Bloom<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, it's mid May and the sun is starting to shine with regularity, my flowers are finally bloomin</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">g! Here are few pics of what's opening up in the garden:<br /><br />I love the bright purple blooms on this flower - I am not sure what </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">these are, one of my neighbor's gave them to me. They are gorgeous!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSV0As2czXPkQSXdI9u1jF82tR2gNd9GdTbvyHIDcJVsMtHtNyAHKOJxw8HZHnDimBnliWbuS0O96usL-SOLDqxJJnIcX80W5RMTmyoAr6pE751aj4vNVKF4tPsri4kesR3wxu_dgz_s/s1600-h/102_1646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSV0As2czXPkQSXdI9u1jF82tR2gNd9GdTbvyHIDcJVsMtHtNyAHKOJxw8HZHnDimBnliWbuS0O96usL-SOLDqxJJnIcX80W5RMTmyoAr6pE751aj4vNVKF4tPsri4kesR3wxu_dgz_s/s320/102_1646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334232835878887202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have a ton of Asian poppies all over the front strip and around my coral bark maple, but this is the first bloom of the year. Isn't she a beauty - all sassy and red.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCSaiUSg3-w3ROXh0F2pV4RoifTV06n7k2oxQpJEPEOBM-_6RNQCfg7tbJsspvhqDiqqxXFE3_3tDly7AQEf-kRfBo8JDTR01tjcrmpoG9VdvcD_hFO1EyS3mAbO-yeeeoFcDkwn6rAQ/s1600-h/102_1680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCSaiUSg3-w3ROXh0F2pV4RoifTV06n7k2oxQpJEPEOBM-_6RNQCfg7tbJsspvhqDiqqxXFE3_3tDly7AQEf-kRfBo8JDTR01tjcrmpoG9VdvcD_hFO1EyS3mAbO-yeeeoFcDkwn6rAQ/s320/102_1680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334232838915496642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My alliums are almost, almost there!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZSb-jjH1O2ayZ2cHDpMT7Gig3iWokT9NBlvJrTqtv3VIv4xU_Ld1gBLtvzRRywqjhAHr5BlwfBgx6v_WWMDdme9EjIThciDjVchbx3Jd6KgExynFZNxDi4s3PSUQfe2ayyjVtNzLqL4/s1600-h/102_1686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZSb-jjH1O2ayZ2cHDpMT7Gig3iWokT9NBlvJrTqtv3VIv4xU_Ld1gBLtvzRRywqjhAHr5BlwfBgx6v_WWMDdme9EjIThciDjVchbx3Jd6KgExynFZNxDi4s3PSUQfe2ayyjVtNzLqL4/s320/102_1686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334235183198963970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And of course, I cannot forget about my euphorbia - the</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">y'll have a separate post!</span></span>Quynhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805027968885557362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352855056925135397.post-67241208818382408932009-05-03T18:28:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:15:21.903-07:00Parking Strip<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our house was simply referred to as the "pumpkin patch" house. I met a neighbor prior to moving in who said that people would steal the pumpkins on Halloween and throw them at cars passing by.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />2 weeks before Halloween, we dismantled the pumpkin patch.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Forward to April 2007, I looked out of our living window and realized the former pumpkin patch was now a full blown weed patch. With the help of my in-laws and a rototiller, we cleared the unwanted vegetation and started on our garden journey. Since we had never planted anything </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">before we relied on the help of my in-laws, my mother and my aunt for gardening tips and free flowers! We received a bunch of Shasta daisies, euphorbia, English lavender, butterfly lavender, Chinese lanterns, rosemary and two beautiful maple trees. We bought some coral bells and </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">canna. Not bad for first timers!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uZNMSsN1z9ZCL_J_a_k3bMfnhXFI1WCNWcdI3wAU_fEJL7elvIhxgSbXbXQParinvSvCkS1jyMcjTn-8f3UDnyhBf5YurMQhe7S2-FDkPYtcJSc4BKrCBHgiVUG-xuBoq2Lbk-U9lYc/s1600-h/PS+2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uZNMSsN1z9ZCL_J_a_k3bMfnhXFI1WCNWcdI3wAU_fEJL7elvIhxgSbXbXQParinvSvCkS1jyMcjTn-8f3UDnyhBf5YurMQhe7S2-FDkPYtcJSc4BKrCBHgiVUG-xuBoq2Lbk-U9lYc/s320/PS+2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331797484562869922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After two years, we know what works and what works too much - Shasta daisies! We thinned a few things out, and added a bunch of other things.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Here is a picture I took today of our parking strip.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx2JkHwwxWj-Oz5dyR8uv31UBE0G3qAVdxgtBdh0q0htgdECn4YjryyEAQ3GXg-o0w48Lhu6cXCUN6WzhL9N5uAZhYDkxmGrZ9zzTVH174a-zBp7rDkwJnuoODmETVO0khokMUVIRl0w/s1600-h/102_1660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx2JkHwwxWj-Oz5dyR8uv31UBE0G3qAVdxgtBdh0q0htgdECn4YjryyEAQ3GXg-o0w48Lhu6cXCUN6WzhL9N5uAZhYDkxmGrZ9zzTVH174a-zBp7rDkwJnuoODmETVO0khokMUVIRl0w/s320/102_1660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331800095533509010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvLKzVljUfnjtUICuNeFi52ZSrFDKJ_fGxSiiE7sb6iHw_g_OJXp-DpymNbNHE0lW56wrR2mlFw9HeFTagRlRDkTVrbiPOXBBn5GmaoO3f_3qjuDcZjmsEKq7u-FDLdKRS9_k3HWFgec/s1600-h/102_1647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvLKzVljUfnjtUICuNeFi52ZSrFDKJ_fGxSiiE7sb6iHw_g_OJXp-DpymNbNHE0lW56wrR2mlFw9HeFTagRlRDkTVrbiPOXBBn5GmaoO3f_3qjuDcZjmsEKq7u-FDLdKRS9_k3HWFgec/s320/102_1647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331800087539285778" border="0" /></a>Quynhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805027968885557362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352855056925135397.post-1466792600556325412009-04-29T19:35:00.000-07:002009-04-29T20:46:43.933-07:00April 2009<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I wanted a place to document my ever changing garden. This blog is mainly for my husband and I, but please feel free to follow along. I am neither a professional gardener or an expert in gardening, if I see something I like, I plant it. For the past 3 years, we have been working on our garden, and regretted only having a spotty before and after collection of photos.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, here it goes.....</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />My husband and I moved into our home in 2006 - we were condo dwellers living on the Eastside and yearned for an older home with some charm. We found our "perfect" bungalow home on Beacon Hill. When I say "perfect" home, what I really meant to say was "needs A LOT of work and has definite potential".<br /><br />Let's start with the garden. The parking strip in front of the house had a pumpkin patch and maybe some squash, we were the supplier of juvenile hijinks for Beacon Hill. The street facing sides of our corner lot was and still is surrounded by a moat of overgrown junipers. The back yard was overgrown, the only exposed planting beds were filled with cat litter and were put to use by our neighborhood friends.<br /><br />Here's a couple of pictures of our house circa 2006.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyorigGZfKYMn93efRD7BDaUYDTKZ4ITy7cgANG1DYShq51PKBeSgjKXPDSXj2f-LStS9oRbPCyJirAQo6afPEYCNGP-JaFGDIw82vhmbYu19tr8hH2GEryvUX7-BSatCMqv164Mr8FIQ/s1600-h/My+House+-+Side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyorigGZfKYMn93efRD7BDaUYDTKZ4ITy7cgANG1DYShq51PKBeSgjKXPDSXj2f-LStS9oRbPCyJirAQo6afPEYCNGP-JaFGDIw82vhmbYu19tr8hH2GEryvUX7-BSatCMqv164Mr8FIQ/s320/My+House+-+Side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330324051339503426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi4npBbpMmS20kYMjd4BqnlTwFZq-7gWnJ9-QVUKiClWIfJ7Cka_kVYSRtW4jME0AVtLdLQGQL-M-cbFu5JJISlJIEOVcTRrzd8M4HwFUSFt3lpfQJ-gLg5HO4K7YdzCvBWxtRJRPmF8/s1600-h/My+House+-+Backyard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi4npBbpMmS20kYMjd4BqnlTwFZq-7gWnJ9-QVUKiClWIfJ7Cka_kVYSRtW4jME0AVtLdLQGQL-M-cbFu5JJISlJIEOVcTRrzd8M4HwFUSFt3lpfQJ-gLg5HO4K7YdzCvBWxtRJRPmF8/s320/My+House+-+Backyard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330324054258709810" border="0" /></a>Quynhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03805027968885557362noreply@blogger.com0