remember this?
Yes, it all started last spring when the two giant trees went timber! Then in August the sod went bye-bye with the help of a rented sod cutter and a lot rolling, hauling, and dusty, dirty little helpers. September brought the sprinkler system of Scott's dreams and brand new gorgeous, green sod. In March my dad worked mow strip wonders around the flower beds. And in April & May I have been busy planting away.
I wasn't planning to have a reveal for a while longer, until we brought in the bark mulch to make it look more polished. Scott said he wasn't planning on doing that until the fall (september-ish). So, imagine my surprise when I came home from the fabric store a few Saturdays ago, the truck was in the garage, the boys were just home from the father-son camp-out . . . . I walked in, everything was unloaded, everyone was bathed and clean, and . . . . I had beautiful bark in all of my flower beds! What a great surprise!
So without further ado . . . .
Even though the plants are still small, I can "see" their potential in my mind. I find myself just tickled looking at the window, imagining what it's going to look like in another year.
Here are a few more angles:
along the back
by the patio (dogwood and lavender)
the back of the house (blueberry bushes in front of the A/C, my garden!, and hydrangea bushes - one is struggling to survive)
And a few close-ups:
Last year we had pine cones on top of, embedded in, and under (yes, under) the grass. The kids had to wear shoes when they played outside because it just hurt to much to walk on the grass. But this year we can finally enjoy barefoot bliss.
now we can run in the sprinklers
lay in the grass
and generally have a great time in comfort.
