We have lived in our home for nearly four years now, and slowly we’ve been fixing up the place. Thankfully, the changes are really starting to add up.
To be honest, living here has been a “test of patience” for me. I would love for everything to be done at once, but that simply doesn’t work when you are on a budget. So we’ve made changes little by little, and I am so thankful for all of the work my husband has put in.
One of the items farther down on our list has been landscaping directly around our home. I love gardens, and my hope has been to replace a lot of our grass (ahem…weeds) with hand-picked plants. While I love native gardening, most likely not everything will be native in this area. I’ve consoled myself with the fact that the grasses and weeds in the area were not native, either. I probably will add native flowers to the mix once I make a plan.
Over the past couple of weeks, we put down landscape fabric. Then came the rocks, pea gravel, and pine straw. There is a local landscape supply company nearby which sells its bulk material at a great price! We used one ton of pea gravel, which cost $70.00. The rock edging cost $187.00.
We added three White Wedding Hydrangeas, two Jubilation Gardenias, and an Apricot Drift Rose. I’m going to try my best to keep them watered well. The new walkway next to our water access is going to be so convenient.
Before I go, I wanted to share a photo of the Black Eyed Susan I recently separated into 24 new plants. The mother plants are still in the respective areas, which is great.
I’m so happy this project is finished. Next year, we plan to work on the area directly behind the house. Oh, it is a big eyesore!
If you are working on any outdoor projects, I’d love to hear about them!
