This weekend, despite it being Easter weekend, Ryan accomplished a LOT in the yard. It started on Good Friday, when a friend called and offered half a load of black mulch (which turned out to be a LOT!). We'd been planning on adding a couple of garden beds and planting our trees we'd picked up at Arbor Day, so we accepted the mulch and sealed our weekend's fate!
Much of Friday was spent shoveling mulch and planning the bed (we only had enough for one new bed), and Saturday morning Ryan and Beth went to pick out rocks to line the beds. He randomly ran into a friend at the rock yard, and his friend offered to deliver our pallet of rocks, saving us a hefty delivery fee! So thank you! Saturday afternoon was spent at the crawfish boil, so the actual rock placement happened on Easter Sunday, after mass and lunch. It was a good way to spend the day (says she who had to do absolutely nothing) because the kids spent the afternoon outside. Ryan, being the amazing husband that he is, asked nothing of me since I'm at the point in pregnancy where just about everything is uncomfortable. So I told him what an amazing job he was doing. :-)
The beds look fantastic, I really think it dresses up our yard and takes it to the next level! We have rocks for another bed and will get around to that on another beautiful weekend!
Our pallet of rocks, mostly empty at this point
bed #1, completed. this bed existed, but consisted of dirt around the trees. the mulch and rocks make it stand out.
finishing up the brand new bed.
the big tree in the middle was, ahem, "transplanted" from the garden bed right next to the house. we don't know what kind of tree it is, but it was going to get huge like the other tree in our yard- and it was planted two feet from the house! it would have had to come out eventually, so hopefully it'll survive the move! other trees are planted around it- i'm not sure exactly what went in the bed, but we had crab apple, red maple, red bud, white oak, pines, tulip poplar, and a river birch. we still need to buy some deer fencing to protect them while they're little!
a big helper, pulling a rock in her little wagon!
claimed his territory, he didn't like the wagon being used for official business, haha
5 comments:
Hey Steph! Your yard looks great! I'm so excited for you guys in your new house! I had a tip for you if you're worried about keeping the deer away. When my parents planted new trees years ago and had trouble with the deer, they were told to take the hair from your hair brush and put it on the limbs of the trees, around the base, etc. The deer will smell the scent of people and won't come near the tree. Sounds strange, but it worked for them!
Beautiful work! Really puts us to shame. We have a tiny yard, very small beds, and we do NOTHING to them. Consequently, they look hideous. You are great workers.
Oh wow - what good work! It's amazing how much better a flowerbed can look with fresh mulch and pretty rocks! Looks like Ryan had quite the little helpers! :)
Looking goooooood! Maybe the crew will have to come here to do our landscaping!
That changes the look of the front yard so much. I agree that it dresses it up. Very cool!
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