Outdoor Wednesday - Landscaping

Welcome to Outdoor Wednesday hosted by Susan at A Southern Daydreamer. Thanks Susan for helping us share what is happening in "our world".

Before I begin this week's post, I want to mention my Bluebird Blunder. Click here to learn more. I tried to post the correction when I found my mistake but I could no longer post to Outdoor Wednesday. So, hopefully, I have made my amends.

Now, to the task at hand. Our landscape bed as you walk up our walk was badly, and I do mean badly, in need of a re-do.

Shrubs that had long ago outlived their beauty needed to be removed. Two year old mulch looked like crumbled gray concrete. Several plants had been removed because they were no longer green, just basic brown. YUCK!

First it was off the our local Wal-Mart for mulch.



Next that old overgrown juniper and other expired plants had to be removed. This was not an easy feat especially for me. HD dug and dug and dug in the dirt. He was a dog-gone good dirt digger. (Try to say that eight times!) Our soil, even though it has been amended, is filled with rocks. You never know when you will encounter one while trying to plant.




Once the old juniper was removed, our well was revealed. The well cap of our deep well was not put in the designated spot when we built almost 30 years ago. For years it has been covered by the shrubbery. Now it was out in the open for everyone to view. It stuck out like the proverbial sore thumb.



So, I spray painted it brown! Ole! (You can see it in one of the last pictures. Well, hopefully, you can't see it.)



Now to some of the plants we added to our bed. We purchased them at Lowe's because they have a one-year guarantee and their selection is just terrific. This is a Soft Touch Holly. It is low growing evergreen.



Other additions were Sunny Knock-Out Roses. Their sweet yellow buds have already found a place on my kitchen window sill. They have a delightful smell and we are really looking forward to them all summer.

This is a Purpleleaf Sand Cherry. One is still covered with pink and white blooms but this one had finished it's spring show.

I wanted an accent that tied to our shutters and brick. What do you think? We just love it!

We also added Rose Glow Barberry, Procumbens Nana Juniper, and Wintergreen Boxwood to our creation. We retained three of our previous shrubs and added fourteen new ones.

This is a view from the bed to our back yard. This dogwood has been explosive this spring. It is even more lovely today than when I took this picture. It was a gift from my students about 15 years ago. I enjoy it every spring as a reminder of my years in education.

Here she is in all her glory! I know. I know. The planters are not filled but I always do my perennials for Mother's Day. (My gift to me!) Looking across our driveway you can see another dogwood. This one HD brought from the woods on our farm about 25 years ago. Some people say that you can't transplant dogwood from the woods but I beg to differ. This one has flourished.

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Have a wonderful week.

Charla