Front Porch Painted

We have finished up the front porch and you can see that it is not unlike the original.  I am quite pleased with it.  We will probably add the railings or else place flower boxes instead.

And now a couple shots of the gardens.  Here is the front bed with the hydrangea Pinky Winky in the foreground that I purchased from the nursery.  It will fill out nicely in a couple years and will add a soft spot of color at this time of year.  Behind it is Casa Blanca lilies,  monarda (bee balm) and to the left, orange montbretia.

We have figs ripening!  I will be able to harvest enough to eat fresh and to preserve a batch for the winter.