Congrats on the house. I've been in my new one a year now and love it. As mentioned, get yourself some trees. Also, water your yard early in the morning...that new sod needs a lot of tlc. Start listening to The Gardenline on KPRC 950 Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Ugh -- I can't listen to that show. Their advice for everything is to pour some chemicals on it: Got a bug? Pour some chemicals on it. Found a weed? Pour some chemicals on it. Lawn not growing? Pour some chemicals on it. Mold on your roses? Pour some ... well, you get the idea. If I used half the hazardous stuff they advocate, I'd have to own a lead-lined shed bigger than my house just to store it all. Gardenline must be sponsored by Monsanto or something. Of course, none of this matters to Falcons Talon since he lives in Brownsville and is, I'm sure, unable to hear KPRC anyway.
Falcon's that looks great. If you don't mind me asking what is the size in Sq ft, and what was the price? I want to compare it to what we are paying here in Austin. DD
If I recall correctly, the living area is about 1950 and total area is about 2700. It's a 4 bedroom 2.5 bath on a lot that measures 115 length by 72 width. The lot costed $23,000 predevelopment and the house itself was about $130,000.
I love those skylights in your kitchen. The island is sweet, also. Congradulations man. Hope you have plenty of happy years there.
Can I landscape the front and back yard for you? There is ample room for beds in the front and near the sidewalk. Definitely need some plants and where the hell are the trees?? Is this Kansas or something?
I would appreciate some ideas. I am leaving a foot and a half space alongside the driveway (for white flowering Indian Hawthornes) and 2 feet in front of the house for flowers. We also need to get two trees for the front yard. Our first priority right now is getting everything inside the house organized and unpacked. Then we'll worry about the outside, but we are keeping our eyes and ears open for ideas.
One suggestion FT, native plants... there's nothing like native plants that don't require tons of water, especially where you live, where water can be scarce...
