I have been a busy bee! A few months ago we decided to put all of our landscaping in ourselves (except for the sod and extra dirt). We saved thousands doing it this way and I love gardening so it was a no-brainer.
For the past 6 days, that is all I have been doing. Here is a recap.
(house with mud pit front yard)
(yard graded and black dirt filled in)
(sod arrives)
(working hard)
(sod done, planting started)
Planting and mulching finished. Whew! Now I just need you all to come over for a glass of lemonade on my porch (once I get some black rockers out there).
The garden has lots of boxwood, hydrangea, peony and David Austin roses. I stuck to a small list of different plants and planted a bunch of each to give the landscape a cohesive look.
As I was mulching today I couldn't help but thank God for creating all of these beautiful plants for us to enjoy. Their beauty is amazing and brings such peace and happiness.
I love it! Great job! How neat that you saved money doing it yourself! :) My neighbor just planted some beautiful icy drift (small white roses)..I had never heard of them but, now they are on my wish list! What color is your rose busy?
~ Ali
Posted by: Ali | May 22, 2012 at 02:03 PM
What a great job on the landscape design!!!
Posted by: Colleen | May 22, 2012 at 09:07 PM
It's all coming together so beautifully, Maria! Thank you for sharing this project with us...
Posted by: Jeannine | May 23, 2012 at 09:57 AM
Gorgeous home! It looks a lot like the plan my husband and I are considering. Do you mind sharing your architect/plan name information? It's nice to see some real life photos. Thank you for sharing :) You did a great job picking everything out...what a daunting task!
Posted by: Devin Milford | June 12, 2012 at 09:15 AM
Great Job! Looks really nice! It must have taken quite a bit of time to do all that. I love seeing landscaping projects come together. They usually turn out really nice. Thanks again.
Posted by: Jenny Mandarin | August 13, 2012 at 03:24 PM