Anyone that knows me knows that I am not an endurer of manual labor. You are not going to see me framing the porch or lifting drywall. I did not own a decent hammer until Mark and I started dating and he bought me one. The thought of trying to figure out why the kitchen sink is clog isn’t something I would go any further than the sink drain to investigate.
But when it comes the garden, I will indulge the sore back and dirt embedded fingers to create the floral haven that is my front yard. In pt.1, I showed you the beginning stages of half the work. Now that I am pretty much done for the summer with the front, I want to share the other half.
Enjoy!
This view is from the side of the yard. I have a viburnum, a butterfly bush, a weeping cedar, some black eye susans, a couple different color coneflowers, some lavender, rosemary, and 3 types of basil.
One of the many coneflowers. This one is hanging out with the black night butterfly bush.
In pt. 1 you got to see the beginning stages. My, how they have blossomed.
One of the center points, a Japanese Maple. It’s so pretty and lush that pictures do not do it justice.
I’m starting to get peppers now, I’m just waiting for them to turn red.
Behind the red pepper plant are green beans and snap peas. I’m already getting beans and the snap peas are diligently climbing the trellis.
Pretty sweet smelling lavender. Just behind it is the rosemary. I love smelling these as I approach the front steps each day after work.
You may not be able to tell but these coreopsis tickseed, called “Red Shift” are a creamy yellow with bright purple/red in the middle. Quite lovely and have really bushed out. I should be able to break them up next year.
Along the both sides of the front walk are different herbs like dill, parsley, lemon thyme, hyssop, sage, and ornamental curry. The walkway ends with coneflowers, black susans, daylilies, and catmint.
So you may be wondering, what’s the next yard project??? Well I have sunflowers, bee balm, and dahlias just waiting to get in the ground and I have this backyard that needs some post clean-up TLC.
Looking back at the last year we are very fortunate people. Not only were we able to buy this great house that we wanted to make into a home. We have been able to do just that. It’s been amazing what Mark has been able to accomplish in a year’s time. He has really been the pillar to getting this house into shape and without his craft we would not have been able to accomplished so much.
We are at it again, another bathroom makeover. This 22 sq. ft room was not hard to gut, in fact I was able to do it myself (insert hi-five here) with some tips from Mark and a crowbar. I removed the paneling, trim, and tile in an hour.
The rose bush in the backyard has finally revealed it’s true color, pink. Not a big fan of pink but on roses it’s quite lovely.
