beautiful bones...
we've all been here before...a lovely house with beautiful gardens...
the liriope thrives, the hosta thrive, the shrubs thrive...and before you know it, everything looks crowded and unkept...
well...we're gonna fix all that!
i might as well be honest...
i pretty much hate plastic edging!
sure, it looks nice when the garden is brand new, but what happens when things start to grow? its so...static!
in this case, the edging was visually strangling all the shrubs and plantings...i couldn't wait to pull it out :)
now, the edging will be done with a spade and can be easily adjusted over time to allow more space for things that thrive!
what a difference!
tomorrow, i'll spend some time dividing and planting some existing plantings to fill in some weak spots...i'll also add some mulch and hopefully some fall color!
tomorrow, i'll spend some time dividing and planting some existing plantings to fill in some weak spots...i'll also add some mulch and hopefully some fall color!
day two...
and the sun is shining! great way to start the day!
our goal today will be to:
dig up, divide and replant some existing plantings: mainly the lilies and liriope
purchase and plant another yew to fill in the gap on the left side of the front hedge
purchase and plant some perennials to add a pop of color
mulch mulch mulch...i can't overstate the importance of mulch, and we'll need a bunch!
our goal today will be to:
dig up, divide and replant some existing plantings: mainly the lilies and liriope
purchase and plant another yew to fill in the gap on the left side of the front hedge
purchase and plant some perennials to add a pop of color
mulch mulch mulch...i can't overstate the importance of mulch, and we'll need a bunch!
we got the left side pretty much done today...
on the right side, i ended up extending the bed out even further at the mugo pine shrub...i wanted to be able to transplant some existing liriope to serve as a buffer between the grass and the pine...something to soften that edge and hide the under-story, particularly since the home's elevation has you approaching from a few steps down
tomorrow, i will continue to split and transplant...perhaps some of those hosta will see the sharp blade of my saw ;)
and of course, there is always mulch...
on the right side, i ended up extending the bed out even further at the mugo pine shrub...i wanted to be able to transplant some existing liriope to serve as a buffer between the grass and the pine...something to soften that edge and hide the under-story, particularly since the home's elevation has you approaching from a few steps down
tomorrow, i will continue to split and transplant...perhaps some of those hosta will see the sharp blade of my saw ;)
and of course, there is always mulch...