Great Bridge

The Orlando’s yard is family friendly. The whole family works and plays in the yard, including parents George and Jennifer and eight year old twins Matthew and Lauren. The first things you see when you arrive at their home are colorful garden flags adorned with drawings by the children that they made at Great Bridge Primary School. Pictured is the flag made by Lauren.	The backyard is triangularly shaped, like a slice of pie. The family has utilized the shape to great advantage. At the pointed tip, a lush vegetable garden has been planted. A corner of the garden is tended by the children, with such plants as zinnias, morning glories, and lavender.
Left to right: Matthew and Lauren pose beside mint plants that they have grown.	A passion vine grows on the fence.
Left to right: Matthew and Lauren pose in a tree in the family’s backyard.	Left to right, standing: Jean Pfaehler (Mayoral appointee to the Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council), Lauren Orlando, and Jennifer Orlando. In the tree: Matthew Orlando.
Hanging upside down from a tree, left to right: Matthew Orlando and Lauren Orlando.