16 months 2 days

The "B" deco mesh wreath I bought and the deco mesh wreath I made

THE ONE I BOUGHT (first 4 pictures):

THE ONE I MADE (next 4 pictures):

Surprise family trip to the Carnival

We loaded them all up in the minivan and didn't tell them where we were going.  They were ecstatic when we got there.

Finished flower beds

15 dead mini azalea bushes pulled and 2 big dead Ruby Loropetalum bushes (purple bushes) pulled.
15 "Miss Huff" Lantanas (orange perennials that will get really full and 3-4 feet tall) replaced the mini azaleas.
2 new Ruby Loropetalums planted to replace the old ones that will grow up to the window like the old ones (purple leafed bushes year round with red blooms in the spring).
Shrubs shaped, weeds pulled, brown mulch added, windows cleaned.

Oila.

THERE'S COLOR IN MY FLOWER BEDS and will only get MORE COLORFUL as things grow and fill in!