our weeping cherry tree had some beautiful blooms this year! it’s in the same family as a cherry blossom tree, only the limbs hang down like a weeping willow. – ryan & gub

our cherry blossom tree has been blooming! – ryan & gub

the bradford pear trees in our backyard are blooming! we heart spring! – ryan & gub

i took some more photos of our japanese magnolia in full bloom. it looked great against the overcast sky! – ryan

it looks like punxsutawney phil might have been right this year! the weather has been amazingly warm and the spring flowers are starting to bloom. even better, our flip-flops have been dusted off and are back in rotation! let’s cross our fingers we don’t have any more freezes. on the oscars front, i went 19/24 [...]

check out these beautiful quince flowers! – ryan & gub

our gingko leaves have turned yellow and are falling down. – ryan

here are some nice fall leaves i saw while working in gwinnett this week! – ryan

check out this beautiful reflection! – ryan

i’ve been working in senoia, ga this week. it’s fairly close to peachtree city, which is about an hour south of the atlanta. the fall foliage is quite pretty here, especially in luther glass park. – ryan

on sunday afternoon we packed a picnic and headed up to amicalola falls state park. we soaked in the amazing autumn weather with a nice picnic near the top of the falls! after lunch we headed back to the base and hiked up the mountain for some beautiful views of the falls. although we heard [...]

fall is in the air! – ryan

i recently visited oak grove plantation & gardens, which is about 45 minutes south of atlanta. it’s this beautiful 1830s plantation home nestled on 20 acres of land, 4 of which have themed gardens. the plantation features a bed & breakfast as well as acres of gardens for touring. if you’re looking for an atlanta [...]

with our hydrangeas in full bloom, we’ve been keeping fresh flowers throughout the house. the problem is our cut flowers kept wilting after only a few hours, which was very frustrating. we decided to look for a remedy and take action. here’s what we found worked best for keeping hydrangeas fresh after cutting them from [...]

spring is finally here! we’re excited about the warm weather and spring blooms. here are some photos of the japanese magnolia in our front lawn. it was a valentine’s day gift from gub a few years ago. – ryan & gub