Front Porch/ Front Garden

Hi!
How was your weekend? Ours is still going, as today is Victoria Day- a day off for everybody! I had to work in Kensington on Saturday, so it feels like Sunday today.

The trees are starting to green up and the grass is growing.
Can you see the little green leaves on the birch trees?

The Lilac bush is growing

and so is the Juniper! 

I've put away all the winter coats, but still haven't gotten the summer clothes out yet!

The black flies are here now, so I'm glad I got some plant dividing done!

I did some spray painting last week.

See that white metal basket thing on the table?

That's what I painted.

I'd planned on painting it white again, but I got out my white spray paint a couple days ago and couldn't find it when I went looking!

So, I did it hammered silver. 

I'd noticed that the grey porch light (pay no attention to the unfinished porch ceiling) tied in to the grey ribbon on the flower.

So I thought the hammered silver would tie in as well. 

However, now I think the table needs to be white!

Oh, the projects are neverending! :-)

I also got the front flower boxes filled with fake flowers.

I don't mind the fake foliage there too much, since I don't have to keep it watered!

The garden below looks so sad! 

The plans to expand the front garden, have been changed.

Instead, I expanded the front garden on the left.

Here's the garden last June, 2015.

Now, it's expanded in the front and the left side.

I divided these plants on the right side to put there!

(This pic was taken last year.)

Here's the right side now, after dividing the plants.

And here's the left side.

That big plant in the middle is growing so well on this side, which gets light in the morning.

I may have to divide it and move some over to the right side, where it's not doing so well. 

I will get some mulch this week.  I only need to mulch this new part and a bit over by the courtyard.

Have a fantastic day! :-)