A couple of weeks ago, I shared my brand new landscaping in the front yard and today I wanted to highlight one of the products I got from Lowes that I really think will make a huge difference in the overall feel of my new yard. Disguising the floating fireplace was the main thing we wanted to accomplish in this endeavor and when we spotted the black metal trellis forms at Lowes, we knew they would be perfect for this. And it turned out to be just that!
There’s a hose spigot right under the fireplace, so I didn’t want to close that off. A hose comes in handy, even though I now have an irrigation system in place. There are plenty of times that a hose needs to come out, like for watering my urns on the front porch. Not to mention, sometimes newly planted shrubs need an extra watering, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for wilting plants. See that messy green hose behind the trellis?
Yep, right there?  I found a way to get it up off the ground and much more tidy. And I finally get to use my iron pieces in the yard again. That cool armillary was a yardsale find in Birmingham.
A simple hose reel from Lowes was just the thing needed to put behind the trellis.
They are easy to set up and get the hose in place and now I can easily unwind and roll up the hose when I get it out in the yard.
The angyostar vines are looking beautiful and I can’t wait for them to grow even more and climb up that pretty black trellis.
They should grow in and spread out and up the trellis covering it eventually.
I think this is the perfect solution to a floating fireplace and it sure wasn’t that expensive. At $40 per panel, this trellis project was $160 at Lowes, not bad at all to disguise that floating fireplace.
Here are a few more updates of the yard and how pretty it’s all looking. Someone wanted a shot from the front porch, so here you go.
The Queen Mum Agapanthus are exploding in bloom and they are SO pretty.
Look at these delicate white blossoms.
Such pretty lavandar tips with the white and green, they are just gorgeous.
I’ve got some pretty plants in the urns on the front porch and they are a nice welcome.
The new yard and landscaping is coming along nicely. Luckily, we are getting lots of rain right now, so that is giving it all an extra boost of growth. I’ll be reporting in all along the way on how my garden is growing. I’m just happy to have solved the floating fireplace dilemma, thanks to Lowes!
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Disclosure: As a Lowes Creative blogger, I am sent gift cards to spend on projects and to blog about them. This post is sponsored by Lowes, but all ideas and projects are my own.
LOVELY!! I have just two words of advice: Miracle. Gro.
Our last home was one we had built. We had to start from scratch with all the landscaping. I used the Miracle Gro that you dump into a feeding dispenser attached to a hose. Instructions say to use monthly, I used 2-3 times a month that first summer. EVERYTHING (evergreens, trees and perennials) took off like crazy. I swear by the end of the second season, my yard looked 10 years “ahead” of all our neighbors. This past year, we had a hedge of yews damaged by severe cold/wind and a trio of deers we didn’t have the heart to shush away from them. The yews looked completely dead come Spring. I used Miracle Gro weekly for 4-5 weeks and they are almost completely recovered. Our landscaper said “maybe they’d only look half-dead” by the fall and they are almost completely full again. 🙂
Miracle Gro. It’s a little bit of a pain dealing with the dispenser/hose, but so worth it! And I swear I’m not getting paid to write this. ha!
Great advice, Sofia! I’ve used Miracle Grow before and will definitely get some to have around here with all my plants now.
PERFECT for that space (and for hiding the hose). Sometimes the simplest things can really make a big change! 🙂
Rhoda, I am really loving that angyostar vine and the way it is covering the trellis! You’ll have to continue to give us updates on its growth. In the meantime, I’m going to look for it at a local garden center. Happy July 4th to you and your family!
Rhoda – I am fairly new to your blog so I’m not that familiar with all of the subjects you cover. I must say however that I am REALLY enjoying the development of your front yard. I can only imagine how beautiful it will look once it fleshes out in a couple of years. It almost looks like it’s been there 2 years already! There is one thing that jumps out at me when I look at the front of your Hermosa Casa. Call me anal (you’re right) but the trellis on the left is higher than the others and it needs a little tapping with a hammer to push it down another 3 inches so that it’s parallel with the bottom of the fireplace. Just sayin’! Keep up the great work. There are so many more people than you know who enjoy your blog – they just don’t comment.
What an incredible transformation! Everything is perfect; the paint color is beautiful, the porch is stunning and the landscaping is gorgeous. The trellises were the perfect solution, too. You’ve turned a perfectly acceptable home into a beauty!