The Oak House Garden 2023-Notes and Plans

Going on the Midtown Garden Stroll last week was such a treat and such a treasure trove of garden ideas. If you haven't seen the gardens, you can click to see Part 1 and Part 2.  One thing I left with was a much deeper appreciation for azaleas.  I inherited quite a few when we moved here.  I really wanted to rip them all out and plant hydrangeas.  In fact, I did take out the ones...

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1980's Master Bath Reno-Tile Work

Oh man, I started writing this post like three month ago, and life caught up with me.  I was on the struggle bus all of February not feeling well.  I left off talking about the hiccups on the project.  (If you haven't seen that post, it's here.  You can also see the design plan and demo here.) It's nice to have the perspective now and have the room finished, well 95% done. I'm...

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The 10th Annual Midtown Garden Stroll-Part 2

I'm back with the second half of our garden tours on the 10th Annual Midtown Garden Stroll.  If you haven't seen Part One click here.  It has my several more of my favorites from that day.  Below is the garden I left off Part 1 talking about it's color palette.  Isn't it beautiful!  This was our last tour on the stroll before it ended at 5pm. And it was a wonderful tour to...

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The 10th Annual Midtown Garden Stroll-Pt 1

My family and I got the chance to visit gardens on the annual Midtown Garden Stroll for the first time this year, and let me tell you it did NOT disappoint!I had heard about this event via Instagram maybe a year ago, but did not know it was happening this past weekend, until a friend invited me to go.  We, unfortunately, weren't able to go together, but I am so glad she told me about it. ...

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