Now that it’s summer, we decided to spruce up the patio a bit. Unfortunately, it required quite a bit of digging in the mud and I certainly got my hands dirty. We later visited Rogers Gardens in Corona Del Mar to get some ideas for the fish pond and flower bed. By the way, this nursery place was ridiculously huge. It certainly was the right place to go to for some inspiration. Ah, doesn’t homeownership sound fun?! Anyway, we ended up buying a large pot and a lush bamboo tree to go in it. We also went to Costco and bought these solar-powered cheesy fakey pagodas. We left them out in the evening sun for about an hour and they actually stayed lit for 4-5 hours…hm…not bad.