A few photos from our newest build!

 

And we are going AGAIN!

We are building again this time outside of Sydney. McDonald Jones are our builder of 'choice' being really the only high volume builder in the area. Our plans are being drawn up but looking at a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 living area home. Follow along on Instagram   blueys_mjh_saxonvale33v2 

Garden photos 2020

Not much has happened in the past year apart from the garden lighting in the post earlier. The extra lighting has made such a difference to the garden usability over the summer. Lawns are a bit patchy especially out the front of the house.

Looking back at house from the garden

Back garden

Side path

Front garden

Other side path

Alfresco area

Front

Garden lighting FINALLY

Today marks 6 years since we moved into our new house. Time flies! And the house definitely does not feel new anymore. All along I have wanted to light up our beautiful garden that Hayward Landscapes designed and constructed. We engaged the services of a local company, Interlight, after seeing his own property lit up when visiting a friend. Here are some photos though I don't think they really do it justice.

Pool area

Back lawn

Side path

Alfresco area

Front garden

The garden a year on

Not much has changed at all in the last 12 months though we did repalce our struggling camellias down the side of the house with some gardenia bushes. We hope they like the soil more than camellias. Our hibiscus trees did not like the frost of the past winter at all and pretty much lost all foliage, looking very sickly. As you can see, they have bounced back beautifully again, providing us with privacy from our neighbours.

Hibiscus is back

New gardenia bushes

Yearly garden spam

Our garden has just had its fourth birthday. Whilst the back and sides are flourishing, the front still is struggling in comparison. In the backyard we made the mistake of not cutting down the hibiscus trees and the bottom was starting to radically thin out. We have pruned them back to half their size recently in the hope of encouraging growth back down below.

Hopefully within the next year, we will have some good garden lighting installed.

And this is what it looked like 3 years ago....