A flower bed at the studio...in front of the little shed....is finished.
Here is the before...full of grass and weeds. and, yes, i know the 'edging' is different kinds but it is what i had to work with.
And here it is after....much improved. i spent 2 mornings digging out all the grass. and it took 4 trash carts of mulch to cover it..about 4" deep. i sure hope that keeps the grass and weeds out. and, yes, i still have to paint the window frames...it's on the 'to do' list. and it would have been easier had i painted the window first...but when have i ever done anything the easy way...besides i was in flower bed mode.
There are 6 plants in there right now. the 3 in front that are growing and leafing out are Rose of Sharon bushes...i'm pretty sure. LOL i put them in there last year. they came from the Arbor Day people as little sticks and are doing pretty well. it's interesting that the smallest is on the left and the tallest is on the right. i don't know if that is how the sun hits them or what. it doesn't get sunny there till about 1:30. this one on the right is about 18" tall. i have some at the house that are about 5' tall so i hope these get that large and fill the space.
In the back are 3 little sticks that got planted a few months ago....also from the Arbor Day people...i like those folks. for a small donation of $15 you get 10 trees or bushes of various kinds. i know these sticks are some sort of flowering bush but not sure what. i pretty much just plant what they send me and get surprised at what it turns out to be. no stress planting. LOL
This is the next area of beautification. it is at the studio also. these huge round posts were there when i bought the building...right out in front. have no idea why. but i planted a butterfly bush in the middle and 2 more Arbor Day sticks on either side (in the tomato cages...so i don't mow over them until they get big enough to see well). I used to have a butterfly bush in Illinois that got HUGE...about 10 foot tall and at least that wide. i hope this one gets that big, also. the butterflies love it already.
It was getting challenging (and dizzy) to keep mowing around and around these things so i decided they needed a rectangular bed to make my life easier. at least easier AFTER i get the bed dug out of grass and find something for an edging and fill it with mulch. and, yes, i need to mow the grass, too. it has been raining for a couple days so things have to dry out a bit.
In this bed i believe i will also plant some day lilies and perhaps some other things. i need to thin some stuff out at the house.
Have a wonderful day...maybe go plant something or clean out a flower bed. It will be pretty and you'll thank me.
1 comment:
Shirley, save yourself TONS of headaches (and backaches) and put some contractor grade landscape fabric down. I am afraid your grass will come back if you don't... If it does, take an old cotton garden glove, dip it in round-up and wipe the grass with your hand. That should take care of it!
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