Pieter Captured our Estate + Progress for me to View While in Limburg

 After doing the usual watering in the morning for keeping plants and shrubs alive, using the electric pump and water from our pond, Pieter made another round for me to SEE how our Estate looked like.

June 7, our Magnolia Grandiflora 'Namnetensis 'Namnetensis Flore Pleno',

A near perfect bud

Looking inside

Our Fiberglass Window Boxes alongside veranda and bay window area of kitchen on June 8.

These are our double greenish white flowering petunias; Blanket® Double Chardonnay Petunia Plants ←click link

Our Moonflower, a night blooming Ipomoea

Near our Vinyl Picket Fence Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' - Rose-of-Sharon 'Diana' 

Our double blooming Hibiscus syriacus Jeanne D'Arc

Fiberglass Window Boxes on retainer wall near driveway on June 9 with Golden Lantana that trail down.

Detail and you see an empty can of wood preservative for Pieter's Wood Trail Mega Task...

He spent quite a lot on that trail, going back and forth to Home Depot.

These photos are all from June 9, around 8:40 after breakfast time.

Looking all so lush!

Our Palm trees.

Palm Trees with the tall Italian Cypress.

And all Pot Plants around...

Happy and well cared for Pot Plants and Palm Trees!

Our Home seen from the back, taken from the gazebo area.

We both love the sight of the house without that humongous live oak there.

The bare spot still needs to fill in with grass but in a couple of years, that too will be done!

The progress of the Wood Trail on June 11

Detail with the axe to the right for attacking roots that were in the way...

Pieter's shadow is visible with his iPadPro.

Another short 1:55 minute update on Pieter's progress, captured on June 11.Oh, I KNEW that he was aiming for having it all DONE when I would come home!

Photo taken on June 14, around 8:15 after breakfast.

Showing all the cut up 22 inch boards, that Pieter got at Home Depot.

By having several rotten boards he was short of several in the end.

We used to buy those 22 x 22 inch squares with boards from Lowes in 1993 through 1996 but they are no longer available. Only 3 seconds, video taken by me on June 21 and to the right you see the blue tarp that went over those 

cut up 22 inch boards from Home Depot, to protect them from heavy rain.

The FINAL part seems always to be hard. 

Photo from June 21 shows clearly the elevated way of this newly laid wood trail.

The rotten boards and beams that were buried in the ground still needed to be gathered up along the trail.

We also need to get rid of the black bottomless trash can, left on our property by some workers...

Related links:

Our Agapanthus and Wood Trail | showing our first Wood Trail laid out

Pieter's NEW Love—While I was in Limburg | previous post by mePieter Capturing his Progress on the Wood Trail while I was in Limburg | previous post by me{Our Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' - Rose-of-Sharon 'Diana'} | previous post by me{Our Hibiscus syriacus Jeanne D'Arc & Our Life in Italy} | previous post by me

Spring Started at the End of February

 Yes, Spring did ARRIVE...

On February 20 I made my rounds to capture the Spring Beauty around our Home.

Pieter had planted these lovely snapdragon plants.

Some of them ended up residing on the steps to our front door...

Some Japanese Magnolia blooms were fully open before we left on our 10-day trip to Florida.

Despite the cold–spell with some frost, they continued to bloom.

Only a few brown ones from frost damage, seen bottom left...

We love our patio with pot plants!

They are quite a show, every spring!

Golden Pansies have been planted by Pieter, inside our Fiberglass Window Boxes.

This shows the bay window area of our kitchen, where we enjoyed breakfast in the sun just before I captured these photos.

Closeup of the golden pansies in the Fiberglass Window Box on our bay window with the gazebo visible in the back.

Our Camellia Sinensis or Tea Plant

We can just see those from our bay window.

With 'half' of the other Japanese Magnolia tree above...

Once a big tree fell into it and ripped off the other half.

Now with more light, big oak tree limbs that hung overhead being cut off, it might recover even more.

View back towards the house

Forgot to capture this planter with violets, residing on the huge oak tree stump.

Have you planted some spring plants already?

Related links:

{Our Camellia Sinensis | Tea Plant} | previous post

{MORE BLOSSOMS IN OUR BOTANICAL GARDEN} | previous post

Our Home Freshly Painted

 Our home once again needed a fresh paint...

We used the very same Benjamin Moore Golden Mist.

Last time done was in May of 2013...

A lot of intricate painting work needed to be done on all the Vintage Woodworks spindles, ginger bread and trimmings. Painters Stanley Jessup and Randy Slaughter did a great job.

So after having it pressure washed on November 16, the painters finally started on November 29...

Our Interlock Metal Roofing, Interlock® Aluminum Slate in Aged Copper looks very nice as it is protected for a lifetime by AlunarⓇ embedded with TEFLONⓇ surface protector for ultimate durability and protection. See links of previous post below.

Above photo is taken under our Magnolia Grandiflora, which is now trimmed up and allows for a much nicer view of the home.

Since we'd requested the painters already in April of 2021, Pieter started doing preparations prior to their job... The lowest step, coming down from the gazebo into the garden was broken.

To the right, it is still missing its fulcrum on the left (only a brick) and right. This was on May 16, 2021.

Notice to the top left how the underside of the gazebo used to be white...

And yes, we removed all the boxwoods as they'd become rather lanky after 30 years.

When Pieter took this photo on January 9, of course, Spooky boy wanted to go with him.

Here the left and right fulcrums are clearly visible and the underpart is in Benjamin Moore Golden Mist, just like our home.

To the left you also see a brick for support, just in case...

Pieter took this photo from the side and back of our freshly painted home.

Taken on January 9, as well.

You can see where the newly DOORBRIM added (next to the chimney is visible ←click on link).

This photo shows more of the area to the left, where the retainer wall curves alongside our driveway.

Pieter did paint the retainer wall himself, after we had the fiberglass window boxes removed and placed inside the garage, out of the way for ladders and such.

You also see the bare spot where the huge live oak tree once stood near the chimney.

We got that first done...

This photo got taken on January 17, from the neighbor's lot over our vinyl picket fence.

The Japanese magnolia is already opening its buds; two are fully open!

And that with frost coming our way this week...

Both of us are so happy to have this mega task once more DONE!

It took forever till January 6, as it was raining on and off.

Yesterday, January 19, EXCEED Wash Solutions LLC cleaned the tiled patio near the Rose Suite entrance as well as the Rose Arbor.

You also can see the newly added DOORBRIM above Rose Suite's entrance door, see previous post below.

The Rose Stepping Stones got repainted by Pieter and are ready to be laid, once we have grass growing where the huge live oak tree once was.

Also yesterday, EXCEED Wash Solutions LLC cleaned our driveway as there were marks from the heavy equipment, used by the crew from 🌳BUCKEYE PREFERRED SERVICES LLC when cutting down and trimming our trees.

The orange cord visible, is from two long extension cords connected for Pieter being able to work on the underbrush with his electric chain saw, alongside the creek in our wood garden.

Looking neat and clean, all the way to the road.

This is our majestic Magnolia Namnetensis Flore Pleno to the right.

EXCEED Wash Solutions LLC also took care of our garage tiles.

So all the signs from different mega tasks have been 'erased' and the Vedder Estate looks nice!

Pieter's electric chain saw is visible in his hand wagon.

Related link:

{Our Home with Aluminum Interlock Roofing and Benjamin Moore Golden Mist Exterior} | previous post by me

{Energy Efficient GREEN Roofing Arrived} | previous post with details about AlunarⓇ embedded with TEFLONⓇ surface protector 

Big Trees Down and others Trimmed  | pevious post by me

Our Home Pressure Washed by EXCEED Wash Solutions LLC | previous post by me

DOORBRIM added | previous post by me

Our Home Pressure Washed by EXCEED Wash Solutions LLC

It was about  time to have our home pressure washed.

Living in a subtropical climate causes a lot of mildew...

Such a neat logo with droplets all over his car!

EXCEED Wash Solutions LLC

On November 16

Our Fiberglass Window Boxes were lifted off the retainer wall before...

We'd moved them into the garage, out of the way for the pressure washing job.

Of course all our kitties were in hiding due to the noise...!

Happy Hibiscus Pot Plant

During the summer months it is ALL about keeping your plants alive!

Let me show you one very Happy Residence on our Patio.

Now this is a Happy Hibiscus Pot Plant!

Love its color against our Benjamin Moore Golden Mist paint.

The Fiberglass Window Boxes on our Kitchen Bay Window are filled with a variety of cream colored Petunias.

But they don't look the same at the moment...

This Happy Hibiscus has the perfect color for our home!

Are you enjoying your summer and your garden?

Thanks for your visit and comment.

Verbena Lanai Blush White

On May 13, our trailing Verbena Lanai Blush White were looking their best!

Our little silver rose vase filled with them. 

And on June 1, we had this in our Fiberglass Window Boxes alongside the driveway.

They are not quite as happy in the extreme heat.

As of today, they almost are getting drowned with severe thunderstorms and torrential rains.

That's the outlook for the coming days...

We got ours from whiteflowerfarm.com

Hope you have a lovely new week coming your way.

Thanks for your visit and comment!