yard update

So, over the past year or two we have been working on our yard, you can go back and look at yard remodel 2007 for the before and after pics. The yard has had a chance to mature and we are putting in new features. Our most kind, lovely and somewhat workaholic neighbor put in the terraced boxes on the side hill, for which we are most grateful and for which I daily thank God, as they are beautiful. Lets take a walk and see..........

The roses are in good form this year. we figured out they are long stemmed, so I have been pinching back the side shoots and just letting them grow as long stems. They look so nice cut in a vase!

And our special surprise this year, the strawberries which are huge and lovely. I actually had to remove some which were overrunning the roses and put them up on Craigslist. they got taken.
The hydrangea changed color this year, it is deep pink instead of purple.

A gift from our neighbor.

This is one of my personal favorites. I like the composition of this picture, I love the way the color gradient shifts from blue to red and also, if you click on it for a close up, the incredible clarity and detail of the plant in the foreground is very striking.