The front of the property is really starting to fill out. It finally looks like something, no more mud, no more dirt piles.
The rose garden grew really well for their first year. They are all between 18 and 24″ high, with nice blooms. 
Rose garden, looking southAlthough they’re higher than the privet hedge which surrounds them, the hedges are big enough that you can tell what they’re supposed to be. And they’ll eventually be 3-4′ high. They’ve got a long way to grow yet, but so far so good.
The willow garden in the background is also flourishing, and the spruce has put on 3′ in height.
I love how I got the lines on the hedges absolutely straight! You keep laughing at me my lovely neighbors – there’s a method to my madness!
And Aunt Judy’s orange daylilies are beautiful. In the spring there are tulips in front, and in the fall the row of Mums blooms in a brilliant hot pink.
