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THE Patio Tour

THE Patio Tour

Posted on by Lauren Lane

Three years in the making. That’s how long Nathan has been working on the patio. Our backyard started with a screened in porch and a tiny semi-circle patio right off the porch. And now, we have an entire additional outdoor ROOM to enjoy.

I just want to take a minute to brag on my guy. Ya’ll. He designed this patio expansion – the whole thing, which is impressive as is. And THEN, he (with the help of his dad) BUILT 85% of it. What happened with the last 15%, you ask? Harrison Thomas Lane entered our life, and somehow, there was no such thing as free time anymore. Free time. What’s that again?

But first, the before pictures:

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Friday Favorites – In Bloom

Posted on by Lauren Lane

I’m linking up with Erika, Narci and Andrea and sharing my Friday Favorites of flowers in bloom around my gardens.

In the Midwest, this is the time of year when some of my spectacular spring plants are really starting to wear away in the real heat and humidity of a Kansas City summer. What’s interesting, though, is that there are plants that kind of hang out all spring, and then REALLY gear up in this deathly heat. Here are some favorites around the garden right now:

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Our New Garden Path

Our New Garden Path

Posted on by Lauren Lane

One of my favorite, and stressful, things is to build a new garden. I get so excited about all of the possibilities of plants, how things will grow together, the colors, and imagining just how it will look years from now once the perennials grow up completely!

Our backyard patio has been a very long labor of love (and maybe the occasional hate) for Nathan. He designed and built 90% of the patio wall himself over three years – and it’s finally done, which meant the fun part was turned over to me to decide on plants/fixtures! I’m so excited to show you what it looks like – and to look back at pictures at the end of the season once the annuals have really come in.

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