Welcome to Peer Street Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

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Welcome to Peer Street Upper Riccarton,
Christchurch
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Our house is located on a rear section.The
driveway is about 50 meters long.The front is so
non-descript that when we first moved in, we
often drove past it.And occasionally, we still
do. We made jokes about flying an American flag
on the street light next to our mailbox, just so
we could recognize our driveway.
Our solution is more subtle than a flag,but
still patriotic. Beside the lamp post,we planted
a climbing rose called 4th of July.The flowers
are striped red and white. Below the rose, we
planted blue pansies.Our neighbor has been
caring lovingly for this rose bush for us. The NZ
flag is also red, white and blue.
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Living in a rear section means your yard is quite
private. A 50 meter driveway has room for many
hydrangea bushes. Imagine if you had to shovel a
50 meter gravel driveway in Chicago. Imagine this
were Christchurch, and you had to weed a 50 meter
gravel driveway!
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Old garage, now a patio. New kitchen.
Our whole yard.
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New garage, with Fritzs shop.
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We gave up trying to have a pristine drivewayand
we spent effort on flowers instead. Its Spring.
The daffodils are finished. The cool weather has
kept the tulips blooming. Roses are yet to
come. Pansies bloom year round. Along this fence
you will find roses in shades of orange, pink and
white. Below are 2 pictures of the same bed. At
right is a close-up.
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At last you can see our house. Turn right just
after the fence.
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Here is the new garage.Fritzs workshop is at
the back of the garage.Lets look at this flower
bed up close!
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The bed is yellow and red, with rose bushes,
pansies, poppies, daylilies, tulips and aphids!
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I love the magnolia tree above the door to
Fritzs workshop. It drops its petals like snow
on the sidewalk.
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A bright orange California poppy. You can find
this color outside in the bed of red and
yellow, and ...
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inside Fritzs workshop!
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A borrowed router, a vise, power drill, sand
paper. Now, its better organized than this
picture shows.
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Walk from the garage on the sidewalk and you come
to our back door. I confess, its dark outside,
and I am trying to finish this slide show. So
this picture is from 1999. But the clematis and
laundry room door are the same, except the
clematis is just beginning to bloom right now. If
you turn your back to the laundry room door,this
is what youll see...
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The French doors lead to Beckys room. On the
right side of Beckys door, you can just barely
see where they added on to the house. The window
at the end is the kitchen window.
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Outside Beckys door is a small bleeding heart
bush,and some forget-me-nots. In the summer,
there will be daisies, chrysanthemums,and more
roses.
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Now lets walk from Beckys doorto the back
steps of the house.
Coral bells are Sarah Madduxs favorite flower.
Hi, Sarah!
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Old garage, now a patio. New kitchen.
Star means you are here.
Orange dots show where you have walked.
New garage, with Fritzs shop.
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As you come aroundthe corner of the house,
notice the beautiful cherry tree in bloom behind
you. Under the cherry tree,the Solomons seal
hasjust started flowering.
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Please dont walk on the dirt. Were trying to
grow grass.
The new bricked-up garden bed with pots of
rosesmatches the 40 year old brick terrace
nearby.
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Heres our patio,the old garage pad.Well
headto the back fence.
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The irises are justgetting ready to bloom.
Carnation
Dublin Bay Rose
The mulch bin tendsto bloom late.
Mercy was the first hybrid tea rose to bloom this
year.
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Well head back to the house and go inside for a
bit.
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Let me show you some snow we had a while back.
Earlier I said it doesnt snow here, but in fact
we did have one day of snow. Our new windows and
French doors kept us warm.
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Monica rose
Here is our view from the kitchen window. Were
working on having flowers year round. At the
moment this bed is mostly flowers that will bloom
in summer. Earlier this spring, we enjoyed one
bright daffodil and a few red tulips. Now walk
backwards and wait until night ...
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How many Frenchdoors do we have?
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Study. Originally laundry.
Backdoor
Here is the old floor plan, before construction.
Fritz Marilynsroom
Bathroom
Kitchen
toilet
Beckysroom
Space. The final frontier.
Dave Petes room
Dining/living room
Frontdoor
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Magic plate from the Rogers.
The new floor plan
Backdoor
Laundry
This section is new!
French door
Study
Music room
Bathroom
toilet
French door
Beckys room
French door

Fritz and Marilyns room
Stand here in the dining room next!
French door
Dave Pet's room
French door
French door
Frontdoor
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Here you can see where the old rimu floor
boardsmeet the new kitchen, terracotta tile. The
wooden floor is dining room. The tile floor is
kitchen.
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This is our friend, Chris, who sewed our blinds.
This is the north side of the dining room.Thanks
to Fritzs mom for the telescope.
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Well go back outside now.
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Old garage, now a patio. New kitchen.
Star means you are here.
Orange dots show where you have walked.
New garage, with Fritzs shop.
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Hyacinth
Petunias
Raspberries
Roses
Pansies
Rosemary
Parsley
Tarragon
Garlic
Tulips
Roses
Leeks
Sage
Royal gala apples
Queen Annes lace
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Thank you for coming!
Hope to see youagain soon!