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‘Tis the Season: Gardening
During Spring Break, I decided it was time to get our garden going for the 2015 Spring/Summer season. We ripped out the lingering weeds, kale, and cold weather lettuces. We dug out as many grubs as we could find. We added a layer of Ladybug Revitalizer Compost. And we made a trip to Red Barn Garden Center and purchased four tomato plants.I still remember debating whether I wanted to build four raised beds into the plan for our front yard. I worried that I would lose interest in gardening and wouldn’t be able to keep up with it. I worried that I wouldn’t be able to grow anything… Read More -
The Garden
Oh, the Garden!I had such reservations about it because I had quite the black thumb when I lived in Denver. It turns out that automatic irrigation makes all the difference. We are able to set our watering days and times and then forget all about it. The only work I do in the garden is pull out weeds (which is actually quite satisfying to my sense of order).We are growing strawberries, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, tomatoes, bell peppers, and squash–oh my! -
Finished: Front Yard!
I don’t tend to write about a lot of “afters” in my life; I’m much more motivated to use this blog as a planning space. But I figured I should share our finished front yard!
We asked three different landscapers to come up with designs and estimates. We mainly got recommendations from neighbors whose yards we like. The first landscaper charged us to create the design; the second and third did not. The estimates varied widely, and we ended up liking a design in the lower-middle range of the three estimates.
Matt and I wanted a low-maintenance, drought-resistant front yard. I also wanted space to garden. I love, love, love … Read More
