After a couple of summers of looking at the one corner of the yard and saying how we need to do something with it, we finally decided it was time for a change. What we thought would be an easy job, turned out to be a 1-plant removal a weekend job - usually a 3+ hour process complete with rock and root removal. The original owner planted things that while appropriate for xeroscaping, were grouped in with those that were not. The sprinklers didn't discriminate between them and our yucca was pretty much rotten by the time we removed it.
As you can see, ES loves the old corner....Note most of the old plants (including the corner yucca) had gotten a major haircut. This still didn't make the area any more palatable (and the yucca any healthier) so out they came....
We decided on replacing the area with roses. They grow well here and I love having fresh flowers in the house. The final one went in this afternoon. Now we just have to put in the other two rebar poles for the other glass bird baths and we're done.
Our next DIY outside....the rest of the fence. Still trying to decide between cedar and PVC. Pros and cons to both. Cost may ultimately win.....
2 comments:
Wow - good job, guys!
Pretty! E did a beautiful job of landscaping Mom's house at one point - must have a green thumb. Now you can come and do mine!
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