Our Secret Garden

Trevor has taken up gardening in the last year. When we bought our little yellow house, the yard was definitely a "fixer upper!" There was not a blade of Bermuda grass. It was entirely taken over by weeds and crab grass. There were 4 diseased rose bushes in need of lots of care. The one positive was the trees. We have a very established Bradford pear and 4 nice oaks. Our first summer was very busy with the wedding and honeymoon and Trevor's trip to England. He really started his new hobby this spring. He has spent countless hours on his hands and knees pulling crab grass, digging up unknown scrubby plants and bushes, and shopping at Home Depot. He is known by name in the garden department. I am so happy to report that the yard is almost completely crab grass free. We have the best and greenest yard on our street! We were even nominated for Plum Creek Yard of the Month! I have posted a few pictures from the past few months. I am amazed at the transformation and I can't wait to see it in another year! Trevor says the garden is a gift for me... Thank you Trevor from the bottom of my heart!


We have 4 new hibiscus plants. They literally grow like weeds. The flowers are gigantic and seem to bloom almost every day!

The rose on the left is a heritage rose from the Natural Gardener. The floating blooms are from our new Gardenia. They smell so amazing. They smell like my childhood! :)

Our Bradford Pear tree has grown so much over the past year. The picture on the left is of the special week in March when it blooms.

The 2 red rose bushes were at the house originally. When we moved in, they had black spot and were a tenth of the size they are now. The Yellow climbing bush is one of my favorites. It would not be good if you are afraid of bees.

These pictures are of the same rose bush at different times. The color changes throughout the season. It goes from almost all pink to yellow with pink tips to purely yellow.

We have one purple rose bush, one yellow and countless pink and red!