A Garden Tour: My Parents' House

Since I'm spending the week at my parents' house, thought you might enjoy a tour of their yard in full bloom. 




The big tree in their front yard; look closely and you'll see the bench where we used to sit and wait for the school bus.



The backyard





I want to try some herb gardens in pots like these:




Their storage building in the background:












The backdoor:

28 comments:

  1. What a beautiful place! How lucky to have grown up there! Enjoy the rest of your visit!!

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  2. I was thinking the same thing -- what a wonderful place to have spent your childhood. That tree is magnificent! Love the photos with your daughters now enjoying the spaces. Thank your folks from your readers!
    Love,
    Michiganhome

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  3. What a beautiful yard!! Love the red back door, creates such a contrast to all the greens and flowers. You must truly enjoy spending time here...
    Janell

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  4. What a pretty yard, perfect for a summer afternoon. We live in a newer development and I sooo miss having mature trees. Slowly, but surely, we are landscaping our backyard.

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  5. What a treat Emily! You and your girls must really enjoy your visits. I can tell that your parents spend a lot of time in their garden.

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  6. Picture perfect! I could just get lost in that beautiful landscape.

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  7. Gorgeous - magazine worthy, in fact! Precious baby girl, too!

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  8. Oh my gosh - it's beautiful!! I love all the landscaping. What a great place to grow up. And now your children get to enjoy it too.

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  9. Emily, oh my this is gorgeous and to think you had this as a little girl is amazing!! I love the scenery - makes me think of a garden wedding!!!

    XOXOX
    Kiki

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  10. Just gorgeous! How special and I love the big tree with the bench underneath it! So sweet! Enjoy your vacation and thanks for sharing!

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  11. gorgeous and I would be there all the time. It's like a breath of fresh air for me to see such beautiful gardens.

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  12. Absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  13. I love it. It loks relaxing and inviting. So close to nature.

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  14. Oh my heavens its gorgeous! I love the red door! What a magical garden!

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  15. oh WOW, what an amazing home!! the red door is so adorable, really pretty!!

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  16. I've got so much of your blog to catch up on- so sorry for being absent!

    Umm, your parents garden is AMAZING!! I would never want to leave there, its like a complete retreat!

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  17. Such a beautiful yard... I love the hydrangeas and the fern in the front is perfect!!

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  18. Gorgeous! All these garden pictures are making me jealous! My yard is such a work-in-progress. Sometimes it seems like it'll take forever to get to a place where I can stop and enjoy the beauty...

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  19. Wow - gorgeous! I especially loved the picture of the little bench you sat on waiting for the school bus. What lovely memories! Enjoy your visit.

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  20. Oh my gosh - your parents home garden and yard are BEAUTIFUL! So gorgeous!!
    And that picture of your little one by the arbor is so cute.


    By the way, when you get a chance, I would love to get your opinions and thoughts about rug design on my blog - I'm trying to get different opinions.


    Hope you have a great visit!

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  21. Just lovely! Hope you all are having a great week in Kentucky - it has been pretty here but oh so very HOT!

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  22. Very nice! I love the door too! And the pictures of your daughters in the yard are so so cute!

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  23. i love that big tree! have a wonderful weekend with your family.

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  24. A gorgeous place! Have fun with your family.

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  25. I would never leave my home if I had a backyard retreat such as this... :)

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