THis year I wanted to try growing some banana trees for the tropical feel and some privacy by our deck... SO I orderd 4 plants in FEb...well they arrived and I had MONTHS to keep them protected and hopefully get a head start on their growing.... Many sunny days I carried them from the house to the she shed to get sun..so then my bright idea was.. TIKI theme...I think the cute water fountain started the them.. . off to the lumbar store to get 2 tall round posts, and hope it didn;t cost an arm and a leg, they did... but I also had to order Tiki masks from Amazon... they arrived and I knew the colors were not going to be bright enough..so I repainted them..after the posts were painted huns used the nail gun and attached the tiki masks... Also wanted new chaise and chair cushions...and some wicker rockers for the porch..oh..how about an egg swing in wicker too.. yes please... AND then as soon as the spring rains stopped...we got to work.. I painted all the porches and decks in my favorite haint blue...we also power washed the house to make it shine, devided some grasses to have more plantings.. A new fish shaped chiminea.... We also took the white lattice off the top of the pergola..it had been up since 2008 and would no longer power wash clean..we bought to blue sail cloths and really like the shade. We really have enjoyed the freshen upped decks and porches. We also wanted more lighting..so we put solar lights every where ... on trees, porches, decks.. everywhere..You can see my Lil Pink SHe SHed all lit up, she's just steps away from the house... The banana trees did very well.. I forgot to take a picture of how tall they got...BUT they almost got as tall as the tiki poles..I hope they do well next year...... Take a peek !!!
