In Pursuit of Shade

Being a home buyer on a budget I have often found that when we are house hunting we generally have to compromise something on our list of wants when we purchase a home. With this one it is certainly the garage. That said, look what we DID get!

 

 

Shade!

 

 

The last house we bought 16 years ago was brand new. Although we loved the house and I was able to have a beautiful yard, I was never able to keep trees growing long enough to get the shade I really wanted in order to grow shade tolerant plants. Like hostas! Not to mention the beating sun on our July and August days here in NC. 

 

This is a white oak in our front yard. I will share some of the history of the tree in a later post but for now I am thankful to have this tree on our property and hope that we can be good caretakers of such a beautiful piece of history.