When we moved in to our house, our backyard was a pile of sand and our front garden was...well, also a pile of sand. Fortunately, Jeremy has developed quite the green thumb over the past 14 months, and he's put it to good use transforming our outdoor spaces.
Here's what our backyard used to look like:
Here is what it looks like now, 14 months later:
From one end of the porch...
...and then from the other end.
I can't name all the plants back there (Jeremy can), but we've got a few plumeria trees and a citrus tree and some jasmine and a grape vine and an aloe vera plant. The trellises are all hand-built by Jeremy. Most of the plants are from the Sharjah plant souq, but a few are from the Sharjah nursery.
We also have this happy little row of greenery along our back sliding doors (we only use one of the doors, so these plants don't get in our way).
Here's what our backyard used to look like:
Here is what it looks like now, 14 months later:
I can't name all the plants back there (Jeremy can), but we've got a few plumeria trees and a citrus tree and some jasmine and a grape vine and an aloe vera plant. The trellises are all hand-built by Jeremy. Most of the plants are from the Sharjah plant souq, but a few are from the Sharjah nursery.
We also have this happy little row of greenery along our back sliding doors (we only use one of the doors, so these plants don't get in our way).
The plants here include another tree that Jeremy is nursing back to health, a basil plant, some mint, and a sicus/ficus/I can't remember what it's called. The smallest pots are tomato and lemon seedlings that Jeremy started. He has a secret lab (as the girls and I call it) upstairs in his office with all kinds of little plant experiments, to see what will grow.
How about the front? Here is 14 months ago:
And here is today:
I love love love our front garden. I can see it from our kitchen window and it brings me great joy just to look at it. Again, I can't name everything here. I know there is bougainvillea and portulaca (I love that stuff) and another plumeria. Jeremy will have to name the rest. Not pictured is our beautiful morning glory plant that runs up one of the carport pillars. Miriam likes to count how many flowers are blooming each morning as she waits for the bus.
Jeremy already has so many skills that I wouldn't dare to expect excellence in gardening, but it turns out he has a way with greenery. One of our neighbors calls him "the tree whisperer," and it is a fact that one of the official Sharjah city gardeners once asked him for some cuttings. Thanks for the beautiful gardens, Jeremy!