It looks great. I like it much better this way and your patio looks fantastic.
Karyn

Great job Josh! What color is your noid brug? Is that a hammock I see, and do you ever get to use it? Your garden looks fabulous.

You have a really beautiful home and yard. I love the changes you made. It looks great.

Thanks, I think it looked really untidy with the pieces of sandstone around the palms. The clean cut edge and bark are much easier on the eyes. lol.

Eloise, the NOID is white. This is the only one of my NOID whites that doesn't have flower buds, and i think it's because it didnt get enough water. Also, these NOID whites can take full sun and still bloom, while the other one i have (Frosty Pink) drops all of its buds when temperatures are high. And about the hammock, my parents get a new hammock every time they go to El Salvador and this is one of them. It is a traditional Mayan hammock. If you stretch it out, the name El Salvador is woven accross it. We use it all of the time, especially when we BBQ.

Josh, Your yare is gorgeous! Great job on the patio and the landscaping! I love the look of just the mulch and no stone too. My hubby won't go for it! Oh well, can't win 'em all!He's so anal about his lawn being separated from my garden!LOL

Theresa

What a beautiful house and flower bed, and a hamick. AWH man Id love that.

Theresa, good luck on persuading him!

Jumpin, i wish i could be out there right now, swinging on that hammock, but theres a dust storm brewing outside! theres so much wind out there that it is picking up clouds and clouds of DIRT. I can't see past 500 feet because theres so much dirt in the air. And if i go outside, the wind blows dirt into my eyes. This wind sure isn't good news for firefighters. Theres two fires going on in the foothills east of me. They are somewhat contained so i'm not worried, but just yesterday, the field behind my house cought on fire. That one was probably caused by those wreckless smokers who like to toss lighted cigarette butts out of the car. Luckily it was contained pretty fast.

Glad to hear that fire was contained quickly. Hope the others are getting under control as well.
Everything look beautiful! And so relaxing. Seems like your doing a whole yard make-over. Your doing a great job and you should be proud. I like how you re-used the stones to make a walkway to the patio.
Daniella

Oh so nicely done and tropical! ; )

I was born In Napa and havent been to Cali. in years. I do rember sorta Grizzly Flats and us camping there when I was little. Many memories that are slowly fading. My dad visits ever year to see his mom in Diamond Springs. I wish I could see there just one more time as an adult. Gas is Just to High and a road trip like that alone with 2 kids. Yikes. Keep safe. I hate yall are have to deal with fires so much lately. Please keep safe and I really love the pictures. I have some wonderful pics my dad brings me back every year.

Napa is a beautiful place. The whole area is famous for the cultivation of wine grapes. I like the outdoors/country feel of Napa county. I live in Madera County and my place is surrounded by orchards of all types of fruit too: olives, almonds, figs, citrus of all kinds, pears, table grapes...just too many to name.

If you ever go to Napa, make sure to drive up the Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy 101). It goes from San Diego (on the south border), through Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Santa Maria, Big Sur, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Jose, San Francisco and up into the North Bay Area which is where Napa is located. You can make MANY stops along the way and enjoy the scenery. And if you want, on your way back, take the hwy 99 which goes through the heart of Central California's agricultural paradise, the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, all 400 miles of it.

Sounds Like an awesome trip. Just cant afford it. Who says money cant buy happiness. They must not need Gas. LOL I only wish I could rember Napa. I have wondered if An olive tree would survive here. Sounds neat to grow your own.

And if you come to CA, be prepared to pay more for it! it's ridiculous. The cheapest gas around is over $4. Yesterday i pumped at $4.05 a gallon and that was the cheapest around.