One Year Later

It has been nearly a year since we moved to the ranch. We still love it, despite some fallbacks and countless hours of work we have put into landscaping and improvements.

We now have somewhat of a vision of the landscaping we are aiming toward...which has been a trial and error process. 5 acres of dirt, rock and weeds can be overwhelming and make it hard to envision the possibilities, but we are getting there.

We have started with small sections of flower gardens and tropical foilage; planting different types of fan palms, lavender, garlics and geraniums along with myoporum, which the rabbits do not touch. Summer is the worst, blistering heat and desperate rabbits can easily destroy everything we plant...so we built irrigation out to every section with set timers and electric fencing to discourage critters.

Once we get all the garden sections established, we are going to bring in crushed decorative rock, planters and paving stones. Its gonna look great. I think this winter we will start working on the interior as well.

We have had an exhausting week. My husband had sinus surgery, our dog started having seizures, and then my father-in-law passed away. As you can imagine, we are trying to keep our spirits and our health up as the Holidays near.

Enjoy the pictures of our tropical gardens, I will keep you updated as they grow.