Summer Garden Tour

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Our yard is a magical place. Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only one that gets excited about all the treasures that rotate through this little piece of land we call home. Do other people love their yard as much as I do?Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

When I look around I see that our yard is more than a yard it is a true extension of our home and we live life in it’s expanse. Each person in my family has a different element that speaks to them. Today I am going to share with you what my family sees in our space. My sweet friend Tara from Lehman Lane has arranged a garden hop filled with gorgeous summer yards. You can visit all the other lady’s homes at the end of this post. First, I’ll give you a stroll around our place. Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

We have a lot of grass to mow. For most that might sound like an awful way to spend a Saturday. Not to my husband. He calls it instant gratification. A time to work hard and see the immediate fruits of your labor. Not to mention he holds a degree in landscape architecture and personally designed our space. I think he’s pretty talented, but I am totally biased.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

He loves to throw a ball with his babies out in the yard or cook on his grill and snip spices from the garden.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

My daughter could swing for days on our tree swing. Often when I look up out the kitchen window she is lazily swinging solo, just daydreaming.front yard curb appeal home tour

And then there is the pool. My girl is a water baby if nothing else. Raisin shriveled fingers and toes are her favorite.DIY outdoor party buffet in pool blue using...the kitchen sink! www.huntandhost.net

My middle love has a heart for the wild. Birds and bugs and things that creep. He collects fallen bird’s nests to give to me as tiny prized treasures.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

He runs laps like a track star around the outer edges of our yard. Steaming off energy I wish I could absorb. He and my youngest have a ball game of epic proportion going on at all times.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

The youngest likes for things to grow. He babysits the garden when something new is planted.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

You’ve never met a frog catcher like him. He can double fist frogs dusk till dawn.     Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

He helped me plant gourd seeds that I hope we will reap in the Fall.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

Our Gigi. A lazy bone at heart that loves to tear through the wide open space of our back yard. For about three minutes, then it’s back to the couch. Back Yard before and after pool

That is unless a squirrel is up for a game of chase.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

Then there is Boo, our cat. The yard proves to be best suited for him. He is a master hunter, close to home explorer fat cat extraordinaire. Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

With a never ending supply of lizards, tiny snakes and bugs he hit the animal shelter jack pot when we walked in. We just have to keep him from bringing the outside in.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

Then there is me. I just see beauty in all the little things. The stunning blooms I clip for my yard.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

The vibrant greenery that looks better inside on my tables.Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

Little life everywhere…hummingbirds and bees and roses and snails and mushrooms… Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

and bats and horse apples and berries and birds and grapes and…well I could go on forever.  Magnolias, mushrooms, our garden, roses, sunflowers, grapes and berries, planting and hunting, lizards and baseball, swimming and swinging...all the things we love in our summer garden tour. www.huntandhost.net

It would be much easier if you just came over and saw for yourself. I wish you could.

There are some simply stunning spaces for you to visit in this list of my blogging friends. I hope you’ll take a minute to visit a few and let them know I sent you!

Summer Garden Tour & Ourdoor Spaces Blog Hop

Summer Garden Tour & Outdoor Spaces Blog Hop

Summer Garden tour and outdoor Spaces Hop

Monday

Lehman Lane

Our House Now a Home

The Dean’s List

Green with Décor

2 Bees in a Pod – Vicki’s House

Summer Garden Tour / Outdoor Spaces Hop

Tuesday

Two Purples Couches

Knock it Off Kim

Summer Garden tour and blog hop

Wednesday

2 Bees in a Pod – Jennifer’s house

My Life from Home

Average but Inspired

Refresh Living

Summer Garden tour and blog hop

Thursday

Little Bits of Home

The Honeycomb Home

Iris Nacole

Twelve on Main

Beauteeful Living

Summer Garden tour and blog hop

Friday

Hunt & Host

Simple Nature Décor

Love Your Abode

My Creative Days

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41 Comments

  1. Kim – where to begin?! Your gardens and outdoor space are just stunning. We love that the entire family has fave spots for the great outdoors. We especially love that sweet swing!

  2. Kim, this is absolutely beautiful!! Every little spot is something new to behold and I love it all! It’s so neat that you have plenty of space to use in different ways. Perfect for kids and pets. 🙂

    We are having a garden linky party on Monday…hope you’ll link up with us.

  3. Kim, I loved reading your post through the eyes of each member of your family from your husband right down to your cat :). Absolutely beautiful! Your yard is absolutely gorgeous and I think even more so because you value the people in it! I am so glad you joined in the tour!!!

  4. I so enjoyed your tour! Your yard is truly gorgeous and makes me WISH I had anywhere near the space you do. And your little frog catcher is the cutest. 🙂

  5. I have MAJOR yard envy! Your yard is amazing. I love working in our yard and garden and just like your husband, enjoy mowing the yard and seeing instant benefits. I love that swing as well. I really enjoyed this post. Thank you for sharing this space.

  6. Such a pretty tour. I love the poetic way you described your backyard tour. Gorgeous landscaping. That swing is just too cute.

  7. I seriously love your yard and I love how your tour focused on how every family member enjoys different aspects of it. I hope my yard creates that sense of freedom and exploration in my kids when they are older!!

  8. Kim, I can relate to the love of a good yard for the family. Growing up my family spent most of our days outside, and I would hunt for treasures, play all sorts of outdoor games, climb trees, and some days if you could find me tired enough I would sit and listen to the grownups talk. It was truly a wonderland for me, and I can see that you and your husband have created the same for your family. It’s such a joy to read about, and to see! Thank you for sharing this lovely space and story with us!

  9. It’s good for the kids to play outside when they’re still growing up. Nowadays it is really difficult to force them out when they don’t know how to spend their time on the outside. Back in my days I use to scour the neighbourhood for hours, without having launch.
    You have a lovely garden! No wonder your kids like playing outside when it looks as it does on the photos.

  10. I really need some help in this area! I can’t seem to keep anything alive…and/or don’t even know what to plant. Yours looks wonderful

  11. What a beautiful outdoor space you have Kim! I just love that area by the pool, so much character added to that space. Sounds like a perfect place I’d love to spend every summer.

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