The State of the Backyard
Can I just tell you how happy I am that fall is here?! Fall has always been my favorite season and now that I live in Atlanta that could not be more true. Being a Northerner, the summers here are brutal. Unbearable even. But the temperatures are dropping (there’s even a chill in the air in the mornings!) and I could not be happier. I want a hammock to lounge on outside just like in this photo!
We’ve had a lot of work done in our backyard over the summer (nothing fun – regrading, adding drainage, installing a patio, etc.) and now that it’s cooled off, Â plants are being added. Lots and lots of plants.
So it’s kind of a mess right now but it should look really pretty when it’s all done. I’m also actually starting to think about hanging out outdoors again which can only mean one thing: new garden furniture! Â Since the rest of the country is done with all that, I think I should be able to find some deals, don’t you? Let me know if you have any good sources.
Wishing you a lovely autumn weekend! (And a spring one to my friends in the southern hemisphere.)
(Photo: I lost the source. Please let me know if you know.)
i so want a hammock!
I always thought of hammocks in the summer but now I think fall is the best time for one!
Hi Ally,
I’m excited for you as I love seeing a beautiful garden coming together. Can’t wait to see your ‘after’ photo’s.
Here in Australia we are in the first delicious weeks of Spring and spending more and more time in our garden. So lovely.
Kel x
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Hi, Kellie, that does sound lovely. Enjoy!
ah, garden! I wish I lived in a big house with a lovely garden!!
talking about wishes, we are actually moving soon, and I’m just sooo excited about it! We bought the apartment contract for 1,5 years ago, I can’t believe how time flies! How are you Ally? I’m doing really really good, the autumn is here so all the funky leather booths and jackets are back on. Still, we have sunny and warm days, it’s quire rare 
I’m finished with my site and shop (version 1.678799….)
But it looks to me it’s all working! So exciting 
Now we need to plan the giveaway soon!
have a lovely Sunday!
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Ally…..when that backyard fills in it is going to be stunning!!!
I hear you about those warm Summers. I am a Northerner too and find the Summers a tad too long in Texas. The Fall, Winter, and Spring are divine. There has got to be a trade off.
Love your Oak leaf Hydrangea.
mb from Dallas
Great looking plants and what a wide variety. My wife complains about our patio not having enough color.
You remind me of what our first year was like , living in Florida.
We arrived in January when it was 7º where we came from, and 70º in Florida.
But then the summer arrived and I spent it all, inside with the air conditioning, looking out at the garden. We had a hammock and loved it when we were able to use it. Beware of some sort of tiny little red mite that lives in trees and likes hammocks and loves to bite people.
We are just going into summer here, today is a wet chilly raining day. But I anticipate a summer much like yours .. Have fun in your new home .. I love moving into new homes
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