Having lived all our life in busy uptown areas, we always cherished for a quixotic home set is an enchanting country side- A place where we can relax and unwind in nature’s lap! A quick search in the internet took us to the Land O’ Lakes- an enchanting country side dotted with as many as hundred breathtaking lakes as its name rightly implies!

Situated on Highway 41, this enchanting country side falls in sub-tropical central Florida. It has evolved to be the hottest choice of scores of families who beat a retreat to the pristine country side for a healthy and green living. Land O’ Lakes offer you all the conveniences of a bustling metropolis while subtly blending it with the goodness of a laid back country side living. It is only a stone’s throw from Pasco County and has many shopping centers and specialty stores along with the choicest dining options. It is well connected with road, rail and air with many private air fields and the Tampa International Airport, which is only a driving distance of around 25 minutes.

Land O’ Lakes has a well developed sewer system, fire protection department, emergency and law enforcement agencies and abundant deep well water to its population of just over 18000 people. Land O’ Lakes is famous for its superior educational facilities with many high schools and elementary schools. Many prestigious universities of St. Leo College and the University of Tampa among others are located nearby. Land O’ Lakes is a hot vacation hub famous for its various activities such as Golf Packages, fishing, swimming or jungle camping. Finding a home or property in this heavenly strip of land is easy as never before. Land O’ Lakes is becoming popular as a real estate investment for many. There are many Land O’ Lakes realtors who help you to fish out your dream abode in no time. An online search is all that is required to hit upon some of the big players in this segment. These realtors ensure that you get a home as per your specifications and well within your budget. Some of the names I stumbled upon as I flip through some of the sites include Eric Frantz, Calum MacKenzie and Linda Blackburn among many more…..

I grew up in the country. My family owned and operated a dairy farm and also planted crops. Most of my time in the summer was dedicated to helping my mother with the large vegetable garden that she planted each year. Country living is something that has been romanticized over the years as people sitting on the back porch sipping lemonade. The truth is country living is a lot of hard work.

My husband grew up in a small city. He had relatives that lived on farms and he has memories of the fun that they had when visiting with them. His memories of country living are carefree days of playing on the farm. When we started looking for our second home he wanted to get back this feeling of carefree summer days. I am a country girl at heart and did not like living in the city. I know that country living is more work than my husband thinks, but I was willing to look for a home in the country.

Our criteria for country living was to be within a 45 minute drive of our employment, and within an hour of our parents. We wanted to have enough acreage to train our hunting dogs. We also told the realtor we were working with that we wanted to buy an existing home rather than building one from the ground up. At that time there were several homes on the market that fit our criteria. We decided on a 10 year old rambler that included 20 acres of land. This truly was the country living dream that we had been searching for. The home sat in the middle of the 20 acres so we had a buffer around the house so we would not have close neighbors. We decided in the first year that we would plant trees around the parameter of our property to insure that we would have the privacy that we were seeking through country living. The tree planting was hard work, but the results were worth the effort.

We also decided that part of enjoying living out side of the city is to have a garden. The previous owners had a large area tilled as a garden plot so we planted a wide variety of vegetables. Gardening is a lot of work. We spent many hours during the evenings and on weekends tending the garden. We told each other this was part of the country living that we had wanted. After several years we decided that it was much easier to purchase our fresh vegetables from the farmers market. Our garden plot was planted into grass seed. We still liked country living, but we were trying to cut down on the amount of work we needed to do.