There’s plenty to be afraid of these days.  Walking around at night, identity theft, mullets…so much strikes fear in our hearts in this day and age.  It’s a wonder we have the guts to venture outside.

Especially when there is so much scary stuff going on in our very yards.  Or our neighbor’s yards.

This week on Your Livable Garden, Shawn and Blinda explore some of the more frightening aspects of garden design that can be seen up and down our streets.  I invite you to enjoy their stories (check out the show on KSEV 700AM from 6-8 Saturday morning, or just click on the link for the audio file at www.livablegarden.com ).

They also speak with the Houston Museum of Natural Science about this Saturday’s event: Tricks, Treats, & T.Rex (http://www.hmns.org/generic/trickstreats.asp?r=1).  The museum always puts on great events, so be sure to check this one out!

But enough of the show review.  I know what you’re really after.  You want to see photos of Shawn and Blinda’s Super Special Project…their own yard!

The darn weather has held up the progress of some of this installation, but the front is now planted and the bubbling fountain flows.

Shawn surveys his domain

The Architect Pays Careful Attention to Every Pebble's Placement

Her Ladyship is Pleased!

They chose a Mega Bergerac paver for the driveway/walkway...good for the large scale

But the real genius lies in the trees they planted in the driveway. Not next to it, but in it!

Along with Blinda's well-nurtured Texas Mountain Laurel, this front yard is indeed something to just stare at for awhile.

The summer shade from the oak will make for a perfect little seating area on the top terrace.

So it looks like things are wrapping up in the front…but be sure to check back here, because  we’ll be posting photos of the tile and coping on the pool!