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It’s great when someone knows you well enough to say, ‘I’m not sure you’ll like that.’ Your Mom is great!
Love how Aaron so nicely suggested that the ipad be taken inside...as he looks for scratches from the rock. I totally get it. 😊
Laura has proven in the past that she doesn’t take good care of cameras so iPads fall in that category also!
Ya I thought that too. HaHa 😂
Saviour Aaron
When I first saw the iPad I thought, oh gosh, no cover! I’m too much of a klutz not to have one.
30:09 here’s an idea, since you have kids. For the center circle, consider a splash pad fountain made from one large 5’ stone. A hole is drilled through the center to created a bubbler fountain. You want to look for a flat stone that can hold a little water that bubbles and spills over the edge but that also allows for dry seating around it. Kids and birds can splash in the water which is so fun to watch. The rest of the circle bed can have crushed stone and steppables thyme ground cover for little bare feet and sensory exploration. Flowering plants and grasses can be tucked under and around the main stone. Since the rest of the property is formal, this will be a fun surprise to break it up and add hours of entertainment.
Have fun that would be!
Yes!!! This is exactly what my mind was envisioning. Your kids are young, but before long you'll have kid parties, middle school nature walks then the teenage gatherings. Creating an outdoor activiity with water is perfect for all ages. Nothing like the sound of splashing water on a warm summer evening. We knocked down a crumbling 16' diameter planter bed into at 2' deep wading pool with telescoping fountain head in the center. The wading pool has a sky blue pool liner and clorindated water. Color changing LED perimeter lights can be flipped on for fun atmosphere. Our kids and their friends loved this space. Now the grandkids hop in and splash around...and so do hubby and I on hot summer days.
I love that idea! especially in their hot climate. how fun would that be for kids and adults alike!
Have you thought about sitting walls? You are right. Your patio is huge. The sitting walls would give additional seating for any occasion
Children on wet rocks slip😢
i love mom content, she's so wise and fashionable.
Mom always brings another wonderful element, when I saw her arrive I immediately thought…yayyyyyyy! ❤
When your mom suggested a circle hedge of boxwoods around the water feature, I saw it In my mind immediately. Love it!
Lol, I thought, oh no, more boxwoods. She has so many problems with them.
N.W that's part of gardening
I like the idea of the fountain in the open circle, but what about a lower fountain, nothing as tall as the one you have at the front of the house, but more like a reflecting pond type? That will also still allow you to see the hartley when sitting opposite of it!
Morning! I think that's a great idea 👍
I love that idea! GREAT suggestion!! 😊
Great idea
Love that!!!!!
Oh, man that is a GREAT idea 💡
I’m so glad mom said to keep the patio bigger!! You won’t regret that decision! Having a boxwood hedge around the center circle is brilliant as well!! Mom’s always know best, right?! 😂❤
Agree! We made our patio bigger than originally planned and love it! It provides us with the ability to rearrange furniture more freely when needed with plenty of breathing room.
Yes, when money is no object, go big!!!
@@mercury_rising it's not always about having unlimited money to spend. It's about compromising in other areas to make the budget work.
@@AllintheDetail totally.
I was referring to Garden Answer’s project. They are running electrical, irrigation, putting in a fountain, adding more than one set of furniture, having brick professionally laid, adding in stone stacked walls etc. All with no mention of budget. It’s a project outside the means of most people and even most other TH-cam garden channels. But I’m glad they are able to do it as part of their business and I’m here for it!!! 🫶🏼🕊️✌🏽💚
@@mercury_rising For me even if I can take 1 or 2 of the ideas and use them it's a win for me. We made our patio too small and it doesn't get used enough because of that.
I love the ideas that was talked about. So happy you included your mom’s input. That’s one thing I love about your channel, you keep it real life. Even when you and Aaron was talking in the beginning about no yelling, that made me smile. When my husband and I do projects the yelling does happen. It’s real life!! I also love that you include us in the planning and makes us get as excited as you are!!!Thank you for always including us!❤
I love it when my daughters ask my opinion. I am sure you are making your mom feel important, valued and loved.
Laura!! Remember - birthday party’s - family gatherings/ small reunions? - graduation celebrations!! Keep your space big because your future will need it 😊 imagine all your friends and family gathered in that space to toast your children’s graduations and maybe one day their weddings ❤❤❤❤
It’s so far off in the future but one day it will be your present 💝
Whatever you create will be amazing❤
Great point!! ❤
I agree! Also think you could do a circular pattern with the bricks in the centre with the idea that you could pull them if you needed to in the future. Personally I think you’d appreciate the space being open so all the attention goes to the lovely beds surrounding it. There are some beautiful patios with inlaid patterns!
They still have that rarely visited area of grassed lawn you could practically build.a.soccer field in.
She has talked about moving when the kids start school, to be in a better school district…
We’ll be here for the journey, if the Lord is willing 🥰🙏🏼
Don't forget posts for lighting, which could also holding hanging baskets, and the end runs of large string lights that could originate in the trees. That area is large enough for multiple conversational groups of tables and chairs, with a buffet table laden with cocktail makings and nibbles. It will also be a good presentation area, and you could do movie nights. You're going to use the heck out of that space, and Benjamin and Samantha are going to have so many memories of fun parties out there.
I'm packing my bags so I'll be ready when this is ready.
This was cool 😎! It was kinda like being a fly on the wall as you planned your space out. Thanks for including us.
Yes!! So happy we were included! 😊
No more boxwoods - thinking about around the water feature. Like the idea mentioned of a lower, broader fountain. Less formal.
I would definitely use flagstone path by chicken coop rather than the wood slats...decisions.. decisions... ❤️👍🏼
I think the space has outgrown the palette slats. I would go with flagstone for continuity especially since you are using flagstone to approach the fireplace area.
Stones to match the new path in the south garden, perhaps?
Agree. It’s no longer a whimsical space. It’s very much formal/cottage mix
And you have your mother! Enjoy her, treasure her. There will never be another friend or mentor such as she. Never begrudge her a moment. You both are very lucky to have each other.
"We talk each other's language." So sweet your mother & you working through the garden plans. ❤️
Your Mom brought in all the pizzazz! Always exciting to listen to her ideas! She has such great taste and is always inspiring! I can't wait to see this project come into fruition.
This was great! Cheddar on the truck, a visit from your mom, etc. I love these vlogs where we just follow you around. I'm glad your mom was so into the fountain. It just feels needed there.
I especially enjoy Laura’s stream of consciousness talks, and the back and forth with Aaron and your Mom
I find that being the most helpful in planning to personalize my garden and yard spaces, so many opportunities to learn, and processes to tweak lol
My 2 cents… I would definitely keep the middle circle open as opposed to cutting it out later. I think doing the latter would look unfinished and messy. But what about a flagstone edge around a pond? That way the view remains unobstructed but the water element is still present? It would be cool to watch some coy swimming around, maybe a water lily? Whatever y’all end up doing, I’m sure it’ll be gorgeous! It was fun coming along during this process! Have a great weekend ❤️
Hmm--a pond and little kids??? Red flag for me.
Disneyland-style Iron Lamp Post in the center with plants around it and brackets off it for hanging baskets is what I envision. Lighting is SO important and often forgotten to bring landscaping to life.
Your mom is so sweet. I wish I had a mom like her.
I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship please were are you from?
My mom and I were the same. We could solve today's problems and head off problems for the future. She knew me better than I knew myself. I am so blessed she showed me grace and mercy when I wasn't the best person I could be. Just like you, cooking, gardening and decorating were our things. I miss her. She died of ALS in 2016. Life will never be the same for me.
I love your honesty about working with Aaron on this type of job.😂you could see it on his face when he came out the door. My husband and I are the same way with certain projects. Like your mom said sometimes we speak different language.😊
I envy those couples who work seamlessly together. Argh! So jealous.
Laura, my mom and I used to walk through just the way you and your mom do, and those times were some of the best! She's been gone ten years, amazingly (I'm 62). She was my best friend through thick and thin, and she used to say our gardens are just one part of who we are, but they are the part that "feed our soul." I still talk to her in my garden, or when I'm putting up wallpaper or moving furniture or whatever, and I know that someday my three daughters will continue on what we enjoyed so much. Waxing here. But I'm a new viewer and am LOVING your channel! From ATL!!!
I’m with your Mom on the fountain. Also don’t you want to design the brick circle with a border of brick rather then just cutting around it ? I love the idea some of the comments suggested of a reflecting pool . I can’t wait to see this in progress! We rarely sit outside in the summer here because heat,wind and flys .
I was thinking the same thing...the circle would look nicer with a border. It might look a little unfinished otherwise?
They could do a reflecting pond and border it with some of the flag stones to marry the two materials.
Reflecting pools are such a joy - ever-changing as they reflect the sky and it's clouds. Of course, a boxwood hedge around it would block the view of the reflection, if the hedge is more than about a foot tall.
@@staceyallard2692Yes, I just came here to say exactly this! The flagstone as the circle border really would tie the spaces well together.
Mom is always right! I love the idea of the fountain. I also love that you are putting in lanterns, it will be so magical at night.
“No fighting, ,no screaming - Aaron.
Something tells me that sweet Laura can be a little fiesta sometimes! 😂
I love how your mom starts to say something but stops, and you like read her mind and know exactly what she means. And vice versa. Love that!
Don't fret over removing the Ash tree. It lived a good life, and will now make for warmth in your fireplace.
And now that you and Aaron are pros at picking out large trees, it's an opportunity to go back to the tree farm to replace it with something healthy and large 🌳
I was thinking the same thing. I think they are owed a large tree anyway. Or perhaps a deeply discounted one. 😉
@@staceyallard2692I believe they already got their replacement tree.
Here in Ohio, ash trees are a definite liability. Our woods have so many, and they have either fallen on our pasture fence which stinks or just fell down in the woods. My husband told me when I mow along there to do it quick!! in case one would be ready to fall. There was a very large beautiful one at the back of our place but borers thought so too & it would likely fall on our chicken coop, so we took it down. So yes, it’s a shame to take down mature trees, but diseased trees can be costly to property, or worse case, lives.
Pink flowering to match the other tree on the fireplace side!
I get attached to trees too… it will be a sad sad day.
Hi Laura and Aaron! You two inspire so many of us by sharing your hard work and passion in the garden. Have you considered creating additional pillars at the other openings by the truck parking area and chicken coop to match the pair planned by the Hartley? By adding pillars at the entrance by the truck area, the right pillar could connect to the stacked stone wall on the right side of the walkway heading to the kitchen door and the left pillar would connect to the new stacked stone wall around the golden rain tree flower bed. By taking the ash tree out could you gain another parking spot? Looking forward to watching your space take shape and your garden bloom!
My mom passed away within a year of getting sick. She was 62 & I was 40. I will be 65 this year. I absolutely love your relationship with your mom. It almost brings tears to my eyes. I miss my mom so much. We were very close as well & so much alike. Your mom is lovely. Thanks for giving me a warm & fuzzy feeling whenever you're together. Much love to you both
As you know, it’ll take a complete year w holidays/birthdays/special events to help w your grief. Mothers are very powerful in one’s life. Take care. 🌸
Flooring ideas to toy around with: Haring bone style lay with bricks, breezeway blocks filled with gravel, a raised deck with concrete slabs that look like wood. I watch backyard builds for inspiration and they have some pretty good ideas for landscaping stuff
It’s gonna be epic. I can’t wait to see. Such a wonderful spot for a party and family gathering. I just see kids running around and yummy snacks and cocktails and of course 🐈🐈.
mom to the rescue!! Love it! and I love that you are able to make these kind of videos and have that relatability with your community ❤
A waterplay would be fun right in the middle 😍. Maybe one, where the water fountains come out right from the ground and the kids could run through or in between....would cool down the area as well. Could be replaced later by a fountain or what ever.
I love you and your mom together collaborating! So lucky to have each other. This project will be just stunning 😍
I remember one season Laura and I (viewing from England) were looking from her POV in the Hartley onto the patio area. It was full of beautiful beautiful plants and she said something along the line of the scenery looking so magical. I agreed. It was absolutely stunning. I know that sometimes, repeating old stuff can make things look dreary, but I also believe that if something worked before u can still apply it. In my humble opinion, you guys have already captured the formality around the Hartley and the step-down meant going into a different room. The patio area could be less formal and mirror what u had before with some connection in terms of the shape, etc. A fountain in the middle is high mentainance, plus a bit ‘more” on the formality side. I would put back the little pond u have under the tree or somewhere near, and the circle for planting, making it changeable each season for a different look, a place where u can combine your gardening techniques with your children. I remember it was nearby that u made a garden for your boy... They will be able to relax and play. Another space which is not so formal with just a slight touch of mirroring what's happening at the Hartley...Just my little maybe unwanted input, but I adore you guys and respect that at the end of the day you will ‘do you’. Been watching from the succulent day and never miss your videos. Love and Respect from the UK
PS. Still believe the benches are less formal than the scenery at the Hartley and u should put back those black ones. Every time I see I formal space I get the idea that it's so ‘strict’ that u dare not sit down. You just have stand and be awed. That's what those black chairs brought to your Hartley and they were on point.😂
Thank you for what you wrote!!!!!
Following up about the benches- I agree with the black glider benches back by the Hartley (the gliding gives the kids “something to do” when sitting there). Then, putting the mahogany benches in this less formal space, along with mahogany tables and the big comfy pieces you choose. You have so many choices and decisions!
@@theresacraviotto588 But they are Black Rockers not Gliders...They don't Rock on rocks lol
I agree about making the space less formal!!!
I agree with you on just about everything! Laura is very formal which is not my cuppa tea but everything she creates is beautiful so if she goes formal mirroring the Hartley Garden it will be fabulous. Personally, I was hoping she would back off on the formality in the area where they spend so much time and go a little more cottage especially since it is so near the chicken coop. (Plus that is my favorite gardening style!) I wonder what it would be like if Laura and Aaron planted a grass lawn instead of a brick patio but still mirrored the shape of the Hartley Garden? Hmmmm.....
Well, however it comes together I shall be watching!!! Cheers from Oklahoma, America!
It is nice to be taken along for the ride including the planning. Like your mom said, "Keeping it real!"
What a fantastic video. Laura, your relationship with your mom is just so wonderful. She is an absolute delight!!
Well done. I very much appreciated being an observer in this design process. From the layout to the conversation with Susan, it was all very helpful. Thank you! Thank you!
I agree with your Mom about having a fountain in the center. I can envision you all sitting around and listening to the peacefulness of the water. Can’t wait for the finished product! I’m as excited as if this were going to be in my garden! Another day of living vicariously through you. 😊
Living such a great life, home with children. Perfect life...lovely home and property..
Your mum’s opinions are so honest and useful - brainstorming is good for these kind of projects. Moreover it is always great to get mother-daughter time. 👍🏼❤️👍🏼
Hi I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship please were are you from?
Really great video. Your mom is so positive and so supportive. Love her! ❤️
This is going to be such a highly trafficked area that I think some sort of interesting, maybe whimsical sculpture would be incredible there, possibly something with movement even. You already have several fountains and flowerbeds. I think it could be really nice to view some sort of sculpture from different angles as your looking across the way or as you're passing through. Just a thought.
And you could up-light it for night!
I love this idea!
Ohhhhhh! I light with raised brick circular planting area in center. With a wide cap on top so it could be used to sit on the edge…I can just imagine the most beautiful garden party with the Hartley aglow in the background
Mom’s input is perfect. Love the idea of the 2’ hedge around the center circle.
My two cents: If your very partial to the size of the Ash that will be removed, budget for a similar size tree to replace it. (Another Golden maybe?)
While things are torn up, be sure to run extra utilities to the corners, just in case. You don’t
want to tear up the brick later.
Agree on the electric in all four corners of that patio so you can plug in music, a bubble machine for the kids, or crock pots for a patio picnic...
Your Mom is the legendary. ❤
Haha, the thumbnail looks like Aaron is ready to rumble with the shades, cool jacket, and that pipe in his hand! Don't mess with him! ✋️ 😆
However you decide to do it, it is going to be so much more beautiful than the old brick was! I love mirroring the lines around the Harley though. Sorta like the garden rooms that Claus has!
My husband and I have the same fun times when it comes to working together. Our brains also work differently. We've had some doozies over the years. I love that you have your mom to help. 😁
Sabrina I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship please were are you from?
I always wanted a small pool for the kids. They’re a lot of work, and you can go to your parents’ pool, but here’s my idea for the center of this new space. Make a custom pool only 6-10’ diameter, and 4 or 5 feet deep. When your kids are a little bigger, they will have a blast jumping in and getting out, repeat 30 times. It’s a fun thing to have for when you want to have their friends over. It won’t be much work, and much cheaper. Easier to winterize than a big pool. You will have plenty of patio space around it for chairs and tables.
Nancy I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship please were are you from?
Aaron saying in the nicest way possible, "oh you brought this out with no cover on"😂
mom is wonderful, love her soft voice.
I absolutely love the idea of a fountain with water lights. I would have a bottom tier at ground level then two more tiers or a post with 4 spouts that have low flow of water into the fountain. I would make sure to have lights in the water to reflect the water onto the trees nearby. It will look beautiful seeing the water dancing. Make sure you have a variable speed pump so you can lower the flow of water while you and you company are sitting and talking. It will look stunning! God bless
Catherine I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship please were are you from?
Your mom makes my heart happy. ❤
"Look at all this nice mud...and snow." Laura your videos are so fun. Love your mannerisms ☺️
I love your mom 🤗 A fountain in the middle sounds perfect ⛲❤️
I have been OBSESSED with you videos lately! I recently purchased a beautiful lot and I’m excited to start creating. Your videos definitely inspire 🫶🏽
I’ve been hooked on all of her(Laura’s)reruns here lately and I’ve got tons of ideas from them especially from watching “moms” yard tours…. Love Her Yard so much!
How exciting!
I like Aaron’s idea to lay the brick and come back and cut out your circle. This would present a clean cut or circumference to your circle. Can’t wait to see it take shape!
Good morning everyone! God be with everyone that is in the storm or affected by it!🙏❤️ I love the design and Susan's input!💞🤗💞
Thank you Cami, I join you in praying for safety! We live just south of Nashville and schools have closed for the day… ⛈️🌪️🕯️
Isn’t God always with you?
@@krisbaker9427 yes He definitely is but it doesn't hurt to invite Him or ask Him in!🤗
@@sandraengstrand2784 oh , I pray everyone was safe! Sandra please let me know if you and everyone else around are safe!🙏💞🤗
Consider putting a big round table inside of that circle, making it a spot to enjoy a meal and spend some time relaxing with a 360 degree view of all of the beautiful gardens and the Hartley.
SPLASH PAD (modified version) for your children in the center! When they are older you can move forward to more adult area. You mentioned how it's where you sit most often. Good luck! It's beautiful!! And you are always so inspiring.
Yes, a splash pad for now. Plan ahead for the time when you want your own swimming pool-where would you put it-here or ?. And, I would keep that large lawn open for use as a soccer field-Benjamin is about the age to start playing.
Hello, Laura, Just thinking of ur plans, just an added idea!! Where Ur vehicles park, could U change the complete area too include a cover per say as like a structure, breezeway, in Beauty too add plant cover, shade for front of vehicles, also Ur sitting area on otherside in ur plans, also having a front walking to go through say barn, ect... but hv the shade be open tall for looking view, cool enhancements too Ur Beauty and keeping that hot Sun off the area where now parking, and later turn into guest parking or outside kitchen 🤔 so many fun ideas!! Lov learning and Growing with all Ur projects, Thank U Both, All!!
Great idea for the brick patio! Imagine all the beautiful containers and staging you can do. You can create themed gardens like Claus Dalby has now.
This is my very first comment to your channel and I just want you to know that I am a very loyal fan. I watch your videos everyday and it brings my heart joy and inspiration. Hearing that you and Aaron could possibly argue working together on a project makes me feel better and realize that you are truly both human and not always perfect. Your mom is the absolute most joyful woman in the world and I adore her. Laura, you are like a sister to me, which I do not have. You are so generous to share your life with me each day and I am eternally grateful to you! ❤ I wanted to give back to you, for all that you have given to me. So I became a member today and I will start commenting because I truly do LOVE all of your creations. GBY! God Bless YOU! ~Erica
Now that you have made a comment, don't be a stranger. Commenting is fun. It's not likely Laura will read it with such a big channel but it's still nice to throw in your two cents. I too was relieved to hear they do argue about some things. I'm changing my automated water system this year to the system they use with the main supply line to each zone with lines branching off for each plant or section of plants. I think I can reduce the number of zones with their system. Hope you have a great spring.
The circle in the center seems like the perfect spot for a fire pit. I’m not sure if that’s your jam or not, but when you talked about how much you all hang out in this particular space on your property and how you want lots of cozy furniture, I could totally picture a crackling fire and everyone gathered around it. It’s always fun to see what you come up with. I know whatever you decide to do will be beautiful.
There is already an outdoor fireplace
And the outdoor fireplace is right beside the new space.
Maybe a wading pool for the kids.
Yes, totally agree. Would also like to know brand and where to purchase the metal rocking benches showed in this video.
@@n.w.414 I think they’re putting in a pond/water feature on the newly-cleared area along the driveway, near the barn…
No fighting😂. My hubs & I have been together for over 35 years & the one thing we will never do again together is hang wallpaper! 🤣
Nothing too tall in the middle so as not to block the view of the Hartley. I think a repeat of hydrangeas with plantings around would be lovely!
I agree on a fountain with light and some plants. So all three fountain, plants and light!
Enjoy the planning and strategy discussions very much. Thanks for including. Let the transformation begin!!!
My husband and I always call our parents when we have a home reno project. Their aged wisdom and experience sometimes give us better ideas than we came up with on our own. I love your mom's idea about keeping the circle 8ft but adding the boxwoods around it so that it ends up the 10 ft. That will look so good.
Laura, I'm one step behind you. I have my sketch made of my formal vegetable garden which will be surrounded by soft edged beds for "permanent" plantings. This is giving me confidence to get out there and start my diy space. Thank you for all the time that you and your family share with us to inspire others to create beautiful spaces we can enjoy too.
Top video of the week...fun! What respect you all show one another in problem solving and being heard. Ohhhh, I am excited for you all!
I loved this video, your relationship with your mum and Aaron makes me smile so much. It's just like my relationship with my mum, when you said about your mum speaking your language with finding the thing with the thing and Aaron looking at you like WHAT? Really made me giggle. I have exactly the same dynamic with my husband and my mum. I love how your all so genuine and real.
I think a fountain in the 8-10 foot circle would be Perfect! Wouldn’t it be a beautiful focal point for those in the Hartley to look at? And to listen to while sitting out in your new lawn furniture, sipping lemonade and making a fire in that Beautiful fireplace! AWH….😊
I agree with mom! Definitely need a huge gorgeous water feature right there because you’re really gonna have lots of opportunity to enjoy it in that heavily trafficked space
Love watching you and your mom discussing the plans together. My new favorite thing is working with my daughter (who previously had little interest in gardening) as she landscapes her home! PS: I chuckled when I saw you wearing your winter coat, canvas shoes, and no socks, lol! I just shoveled 4" of snow wearing my garden Crocs.
Hi Laura,
I agreed with your mom water in the center. Kids will love to splash in those hot summer days
Oh the possibilities. Either a fountain or a circle of boxwoods filled with Aliums and a nice statue in the centre or a sundial. Mini version of what you had in the back garden.
The random pathways are called desired pathways and definitely worth the time to plan out! Love watching you all talk through your plans and really see what’s goin through your head while designing a space!
Hi Laura and Aaron! It was fun watching and listening to you and your Mom. She had some great ideas! Thank you so much for sharing!
With your moms insight, you can’t fail! Looking forward to watching this area come to life!
Yay Mom! Yes boxwood circle, yes large patio!
Good morning! Getting ready for the snow here in Ontario, Canada and dreaming of spring! Thank you Aaron for rescuing that iPad! 🤣
I think an outdoor kitchen close to the walkway that leads to the house would be a great addition. We use ours all the time (even when it’s snowing) . You could face it with stack stones like your retaining wall. Perfect outdoor entraining area. Just a thought. Cheers
It is going to be spectacular - I see👀your vision - I know it has a way to go and have total confidence how well it will come together - Dreams turn Into plans, turn Into projects, turn into beautiful spaces to enjoy👍👏😊A lot goes into it, you got this !
Your mother has so much respect for you. It's obvious.
I'm so happy you're putting the circle back in the center of that space! If you do a water feature, have you thought about the height of it blocking your sitting view of the Hartley or surrounding beds/lawn? Have you thought about a very low rock/water feature similar to the one you had installed at one time? Great for sound but less maintenance? Just throwing out ideas here. It's going to be great no matter what you decide.
I agree with everything your mom said. She said exactly what I was thinking. It's always nice to get fresh eyes to look over your projects. I can't wait to see your vision come to life😊
I love how you & Aaron kept it real!! 🙌
How exciting!!! LoVE that your new room will mirror the shape....can hardly wait to see this area in motion! The size will give you and Aaron 'room' to grow with celebrations with Benjamin and Baby Samantha Grace....what a lovely place to have Birthday Parties!
We love it when you and your mom "take your time!" 😁
Mary hi I’m really impressed with your comment, if you don’t mind friendship please were are you from?
I can't wait to see it from start to finish! You have no idea how much you are incorporated in my day, adding joy to my life! God bless you and your family!
I like Aaron’s idea to punt the center decision down the road. Put the infrastructure in and brick over it and live with the space for a while. Eventually with either flower bed or fountain, they’ll be cleaner finished cutting out the brick. My personal vote is for a fountain but what style or size, no idea. That’s why the advantage of living with the space is so compelling. You may one day be using that whole property as an event business and the larger patio area will be desirable.
This inspired me to go back to one of your early tours. I had forgotten how mismatched it all was! It’s going to be such an exciting relief to have this patio done. And it really helps me dream bigger for my own yard.
You and your mom are so lucky to have each other and Arron is the cherry on top!! Love your channel
I would do a water fountain that has lights! That would be so beautiful.
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