WOW Kathy! Everything looks GREAT! Don't you just love that beautiful fresh looking GREEN of the lillies and roses in spring? And speaking of aphids.... found some on a few of my roses today. AAARGH. They are starting early this year. Guess it's all the warm temps we've been having lately. April

I agree, wow Kathy, that's making use of every available space, how beautiful that all looks. I really like how you've got it all put together. I'd never have known from your pics. I wish you'd do this again when everything is in bloom, the wash of color must be gorgeous.

I'd really like a vista down on my yard to see what it looks, but I don't have a 2 story and I don't think I have enough balance to go climb up the roof to take it. Maybe I can get one of those nuts in small planes who seem to buzz me outside early am on Sundays taking pics, always in my pj's with my rear in the air to get one for me:) I suspect one is my DH's friend letting us know he's overhead.
Leslie

I'm so glad my clunky computer was able to finally pull this up Kathy. Your garden looks so full of promise. Mine looks full of weeds and debris. Any reason you leave your daylilies in pots in the ground?

April, I have to admit. I did find one aphid this weekend.
Leslie, I will photograph it again when bloom starts. I can't wait. It is gradual, thank goodness. After the burst of spring roses, the daylilies perform, then it is back to roses. Yes, with a small California yard,I have used up every available spot.
Mary, the pots are actually on the cement, at the edge of the beds. Or on wooden planks (2nd photo.) There isn't hardly a square foot of dirt left. Barely even for weeds! When things get growing, it looks more crowded. That is why I like it at this time of year.

Woow Kathy, your yard is gorgeous,so neat and well groomed.I love the way you have laid it all out.Wish my back yard looked like that.Can't wait to see all of it in bloom..Thanks for showing it to all of us.

Jean

Yes - love the layout and can't wait to see the after shot. Please show them both in your after post so we don't have to strain our memories! LOL

:)
Carol

Kathy, do you have a daylily addiction too? I see lots in pots. I like your garden and soon the roses will fill out and be beautiful with the other flowers.
What is that blooming, the pink?

Carla

Carla, as I said, I started with daylilies. I love them alot. But I had to make room for roses, which are quite an addiction of their own. As much as I want more space, I don't know how much more work I could take on. Pruning takes forever now!
The pink is a dwarf peach tree in a pot. Bought on a whim, as our son moved into a place with fruit trees and I wanted my own. I wish I picked a nectarine instead.

I will post a followup photo!
Kathy

Hi Kathy,
I can`t wait for the follow-up picture! Your garden is so neat and orderly. It shows that you have worked long and hard. I really feel that roses and daylilies are grand pardners and I see you do too. Lesley

You are a meticulous gardener, Kathy, with great design skill. Can't wait to see it in bloom. In the 2nd photo, bottom right, and the bottom of the 3rd photo it sure looks like those daylilies are in pots in the ground up to their rims. Is that not what I'm seeing?

Spectacular garden!

Sherry

Sherry, it is drip rings you are seeing. All the garden, with the exception of the pots on the cement and decks, are watered automatically. Several of the larger pots are also on drip. But I have no pots in the ground.
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Kathy

Great garden! You have lovely design skills! Cant wait to see it in bloom. A feast for eyes.

I love the design of your yard. A great series of photos.

Now in a few weeks we will see the same angle with everything in bloom?

Please?

:)

Katy---that is a beautiful design-----So neat and orderly---

I love it.

Florence

Wow! Spring! Is it really coming?

Great job!

F.L.

Can't wait to see everything in bloom. That was a neat idea to take it from above. Your gardens look very pretty. Judy

Thought I would bump this back to the beginning so some of you could see the transformation from this picture to the newest one she posted. Isn't it gorgeous!!!!Judy