Oh my gosh! The photinias have been cut down and removed. Fungus attacked the leaves, so we had them cut down. They were just cut to the ground, not pulled out by the roots. It has left a major weirdness to our yard. It looks like a tornado hit our backyard. I can see neighbor’s houses that I haven’t seen in years. Sigh.
At first, I thought it was darned ugly. OK….I still do. There’s a lot of work to be done. Then I started thinking about how my shade is gone, and now I have sunlight to work with. I sit in my lawn chair, and try to envision all of the things I can do with a garden that gets sun. I’m still awake at midnight, trying to look for ideas online. We need height variations, and lots of color. My hubby planted three small crepe myrtle trees. The fact is, the ground is full of rocks, just below the surface. Very hard to dig.
I’ve been collecting plants, the last several weeks. Last night, we went to Lowe’s to look at their plants. My husband finally cut me off….he said “you’re just like a kid in the candy store! You can’t buy anything else until you get these planted.” OK…OK…but of course I’m going out of town for Memorial Day weekend. And hey…I still haven’t found any purple cone flowers. I NEED those! I have a vision!
How are all of you doing on your gardens?? Do you grow flowers or veggies, or both?
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