Magical Front Yard

FTLComm - Tisdale - Saturday, August 10, 2002

There is a sign on the driveway of this house that says that grandparents live here and that they will spoil their grandchildren. A lot of thought has gone into making the front yard a kind of magical place. There is a fad lately for people to buy expensive crystal balls and place them in the garden or front yard. Here a dramatic effect has been achieved by taking a globe shaped electric light and mounting it on a post. In the early evening it glows and lights up everything around.

The walk has a little arch by the sidewalk and is bordered with what appears to be lilies. Here and there around the front of the house there are secret little objects nestled into the setting and then there is the potted plant hanger with its geraniums and other flowers in full bloom. The whole effect is mysterious and inviting. Certainly one would like their yard to reflect their personality or their attitude toward things and this front yard seems to capture somethings special about the couple who dwell within.