Sooooo tired of winter!!!

OK, so I think we've all had about enough winter. I tried dressing for spring, it doesn't work! So I started looking at my yard pictures. AHHH Green! I started this yard renovation in 04 and worked on it until 07, when I turned it over to our son and his wife and we left Utah and came on our adventure to Ohio. So here is the front yard with the new plantings, a cedar, red osier dogwood and bridal veil are in the kidney shaped planter close to the sidewalk. The tree by the front door is actually a sand cherry bush that I trimmed into a tree, because I wanted something there that would only get that big and had some color.
Here is the close-up as it all started to bloom. The bleeding hearts are a mothers day gift from the kids.
Here is my refuge where I go for some "swing therapy". You know I can never hear the phone ring when I am sitting there ;-) Love Love Love the smell of the Lilacs!!!
Here is my herb garden just as the perennials are coming up. Still needs lots of annuals to fill in. This is just to the left of the swing. Isn't the Lollipop crab apple topiary cute? Another Mothers Day Gift from the kids.

A side picture of the front porch. Chrissy begged me not to trim he ivy back, but it was taking over the porch and starting to reach out and grab people! OK now I'm feeling better, hope you do too.

Have a Lovely Day~

Alicia