So around the first week of April 2017 we were finishing up our move to our new home in Mission Viejo, California. We left our 2 bedroom condo in Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) for some much needed space and another room for Miss Mina who was now 7 months old.It was hectic moving with a 3 year old and 7 month old but we managed it and were so happy to finally settle in. One thing seemed to loom over me though...the yard. I've never had such a huge backyard in my life and my first fear was that we'd ruin all the beautiful landscaping previous owners had done. We decided to immediately hire on the gardeners they were originally using (much to my husband's chagrin) and kept up with the original timed sprinkler schedule. We just decided it best not to change anything until we got a handle on the basic maintenance of it all.
After a few weeks of the grass not dying, it was Mother's Day, and we decided it was time. My Mom came to visit and helped us think about where we should start and what to plant.
First thing in the ground ended up being a Mother's Day gift to me from my Mom. Nana wanted to gift a rose bush for each grand kid. We went to Lowes and let Z pick out which one he liked best, he chose a Bright Yellow Henry Fonda Hybrid Tea Rose. For my daughter we picked one of the brightest velvetly looking red Olympiad Rose. It suited sweet Mina.
So big thanks to my Mom (AKA Nana) for helping us plant our first official contribution to the new house!
