My New Project

So, Grandma Jennie was a fabulous gardener and was known as the woman with all the flowers. She specifically kept a lot of iris. Anyway, I'm starting to address the yard (something which should have been done for the past 2 years). So, here are some of the pictures of the yard during its glory years. I'll try and post some "current" pics next week and maybe use the blog as motivation to get this place back to some of its glory. I picked up some veggie seeds today and will start those indoors this week.


The family in front of Grandma's Hollyhocks. If I was really lucky when I came to visit, Grandma would let me pick a few flowers and make hollyhock dolls. It was one of my favorite things to do.Grandma and Papa and their grape harvest.
This bed has actually fared well over the years. It needs a bit of weeding and sprucing, and some piping management (our washer drains from the pipes in the corner). It's in a great corner of the house that stays nice and shady in the summer . . . but is not one of the first things you see when you arrive at the house.
More gardening fun. We won't garden this area of the yard for quite a while.
Iris were grandma's favorite flowers. Here's some of the many plants she kept.