[graciegirl]

Sweetie, Helene and I have been exploring, looking at a lot of neighborhoods we had not seen and happened upon two beautiful neighborhoods north of 466 that are all Premier homes.

Harmeswood has some absolutely beautiful homes with large, LARGE, lots with gazebos in the back and tall lush mature landscaping. The homes seem to have more individuality in a very nice way, but, BUT, some of the lawns look very dead and some of the homes were REALLY in need of painting.

Then we went into the Premier neighborhood by the Glenview country club and they have the two story attached homes there and beautiful Premiers as well. A couple of the homes were painted with really, really, unusual colors with extremely unusual accent colors.

My question is this. Why can't the unseen powers see that these homes are kept to a certain attractive standard?

And if either of these places belonged to any of you, I am going to kill myself.

[zcaveman]

Now I will have to take a ride around these two areas. I have always thought they were well-kept.

Lately I have seen some designers in the Glenbrook area that have - as you say - been painted with really, really, unusual colors with extremely unusual accent colors.

[Larryandlinda]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Sweetie, Helene and I have been exploring, looking at a lot of neighborhoods we had not seen and happened upon two beautiful neighborhoods north of 466 that are all Premier homes.

Harmeswood has some absolutely beautiful homes with large, LARGE, lots with gazebos in the back and tall lush mature landscaping. The homes seem to have more individuality in a very nice way, but, BUT, some of the lawns look very dead and some of the homes were REALLY in need of painting.

Then we went into the Premier neighborhood by the Glenview country club and they have the two story attached homes there and beautiful Premiers as well. A couple of the homes were painted with really, really, unusual colors with extremely unusual accent colors.

My question is this. Can't the unseen powers see that these homes are kept to a certain attractive standard up north of 466?

And if either of these places belonged to any of you, I am going to kill myself.

If you go to Harmeswood bring a good book to read or your iPad to work on mail while waiting for that silly 'prison' gate to open.
Around the turn of the century the Developers 'opened up' and allowed custom homes to be built there within limitations.

There's one place in Harmeswood with the most overgrown trees in the county (though the back yard of the place is the Marion line) and locals nickname it 'the haunted house' and other such names.

it's been vacant and FSBO for what some think is 6 years and the only way to see it is to buy it.
The 'seller' claims the home is free, as he claims the lot is worth the $750k he's asking. If you call he says you can look in the windows to see it.

There's also a 'waterfront' place on the same street with a huge indoor pool looking for an owner.

L&L

[zcaveman]

GG - I took a ride through Sunbury (Glenbrook premiers) and Harmeswood (premiers) and Royal Oak at Springdale (premiers) and did not see anything that struck me as "homes painted with really, really, unusual colors with extremely unusual accent colors". I did see one home in Sunbury that was a brighter blue than I would have liked and one in Royal Oak that was a brighter green than I would have liked. But that was their choice. I did not see anything bad in Harmeswood.

And I do not think that Mother Nature cares about the premier areas over the other areas and treats all grass the same - ie - lots of dead spots. It as a bad winter!!

SO I don't see where this post is coming from - or going to.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

GG - I took a ride through Sunbury (Glenbrook premiers) and Harmeswood (premiers) and Royal Oak at Springdale (premiers) and did not see anything that struck me as "homes painted with really, really, unusual colors with extremely unusual accent colors". I did see one home in Sunbury that was a brighter blue than I would have liked and one in Royal Oak that was a brighter green than I would have liked. But that was their choice. I did not see anything bad in Harmeswood.

And I do not think that Mother Nature cares about the premier areas over the other areas and treats all grass the same - ie - lots of dead spots. It as a bad winter!!

SO I don't see where this post is coming from - or going to.

I am sure you are right Z. I do have a malady some call the Martha Stewart syndrome and I probably am too picky. There are no bright blue and bright green houses down south and I have gotten used to the neutral colors. One of the things I don't like in homes outside of The Villages is the bright colors. It is just a matter of my own taste.The lawns are probably a different type of grass, the ones on our street have held up pretty well.

When the rest of you feel like a drive to see some lovely homes go to Harmeswood. Very different and very beautiful. There are no bright colors there Z. I was amazed at the different flavors of homes there and I liked them.

The point of my post and the question is; When can the powers insist you paint your house or repair your lawn, or can they, and can they South of 466 and not North of 466???

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

The point of my post and the question is; When can the powers insist you paint your house or repair your lawn, or can they, and can they South of 466 and not North of 466???

I am not sure if they can make you paint a stucco house just because it is faded. Besides that is what wives are for - pester the husband until he gets it painted. You know - the conversation that starts - "dear, the house is looking a little faded" and eventually escalates to "when are you going to do something about the house!!!". This conversation will range from one to several months depending on the resiliency of the husband.

I am sure that the Villages might say something if it was peeling (and got complaints from the neighbors) or see above for a similar conversation.

As for the grass, last summer they sent notifications to a few of the residents in my section of Springdale to do something about their dead yards or they would. Several residents actually replaced the dead areas with new grass.

Between the rain and the watering, some of those bad looking lawns will start coming in now and be good by June. So don't expect any Villages intervention until after then.

[TrudyM]

[QUOTE=zcaveman;260382]Besides that is what wives are for - pester the husband until he gets it painted. You know - the conversation that starts - "dear, the house is looking a little faded" and eventually escalates to "when are you going to do something about the house!!!". This conversation will range from one to several months depending on the resiliency of the husband.

Not always the husband doing the painting.
I convinced my husband that we didn't need to hire someone to paint our house (a Two story) that if we actually had enough days without rain (Seattle) I could do it. After about a month he came and said. "Trudy the areas you have painted look great but is there a reason you painted the first level all the way around the house." I admitted that when I climb the ladder I can't let go to paint as I am afraid of heights. Now I have to find someone to paint the top half of the house.Now you know why my friends have nicknamed me Lolohead. (Hawaiian for nutty)

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

I am not sure if they can make you paint a stucco house just because it is faded. Besides that is what wives are for - pester the husband until he gets it painted. You know - the conversation that starts - "dear, the house is looking a little faded" and eventually escalates to "when are you going to do something about the house!!!". This conversation will range from one to several months depending on the resiliency of the husband.

[ricthemic]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Sweetie, Helene and I have been exploring, looking at a lot of neighborhoods we had not seen and happened upon two beautiful neighborhoods north of 466 that are all Premier homes.

Harmeswood has some absolutely beautiful homes with large, LARGE, lots with gazebos in the back and tall lush mature landscaping. The homes seem to have more individuality in a very nice way, but, BUT, some of the lawns look very dead and some of the homes were REALLY in need of painting.Then we went into the Premier neighborhood by the Glenview country club and they have the two story attached homes there and beautiful Premiers as well. A couple of the homes were painted with really, really, unusual colors with extremely unusual accent colors.

My question is this. Why can't the unseen powers see that these homes are kept to a certain attractive standard?

And if either of these places belonged to any of you, I am going to kill myself.

Hi Grace, we have been through Harmeswood once around the same time as your above post and had the exact feeling you had. Just wondering have things changed?

[Larry Wilson]

ricthemic,
Good question.
Looks like some of the same people have posted very different opinions in a new thread.
Has Harmeswood changed that much in a year?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Larry Wilson

ricthemic,
Good question.
Looks like some of the same people have posted very different opinions in a new thread.
Has Harmeswood changed that much in a year?

It is still very beautiful as I said a year ago and there are still a couple of homes that are still on the market and not as well maintained as others. It still is an interesting and very different village because most of the homes have large and beautifully maintained yards. There are a number of homes on the market here, ranging from the 300's to over a million dollars.

My point in starting the other thread is that The Villages is so large that many of the newcomers haven't explored all of the areas. I think that Harmeswood is interesting and worth a drive through. Some of the lots are more than a half acre which is very unusual and the architecture is very different and more individual than most villages. One of the homes has an indoor pool. In The Villages, there are some homes that have fallen behind on some upkeep, maybe due to the death of owners, or illness, or age of the owners.

We are so lucky to rent here and have the opportunity to experience this place for a short time. Some of the homes we saw back than have been sold and the new owners are now maintaining them very well. I hope that I have not offended my right now neighbors,or our gracious landlords with this older thread.