You can see some of the old paint on the siding-the original color was that mauve. The doors and shutters were evergreen. Now the siding is blue; doors and shutters are navy blue. All trim is still cream.
The only plants that were in the beds already were some amaryllis, a hydrangea bush and hibiscus. I did move all the amaryllis to a different area by the hibiscus. They bloom red and white, have very large blooms and are so pretty.
We get a lot of shade at the front of this house, but harsh late afternoon sun...it was hard finding plants that would do okay. We decided on some Indian Hawthorne in white and pink, some coleus' for the corner that gets almost no sun, the hydrangea bush is there. We also planted some very pretty french Hostas. We have some boxwoods in a few of the corners as well.
We extended the flower bed around the front porch and the hibiscus bush. In it is herbs (lavender, basil, thyme, lemon balm, rosemary, mint-in the pot, chives and oregano) and a sweet olive tree. There are some flowers that I can't remember the name of right now. They are the red ones. We also have some white ones planted elsewhere. Those reds ones have really bloomed. I will have to trim them back a little so they don't choke out my herbs.... I just liked them and so I put them up front to spill out over the stones. They are doing just that, lol.
And from the looks of it, it seems we grow kittens as well...not anything new around here, lol!
