Landscaping! Finally!

When we first moved into this house last February, there was snow on the ground and we had no idea what the yard looked like.  After the snow melted we found that the lawn was really nice, but the landscaping around the house was in terrible, almost nonexistent shape.  It had a really nice cement border all around the house, but the landscaping that had been attempted at some time or other was incomplete and overgrowing.

Someone had put in some nice rock, but had failed to put in the weed fabric before the rock, so the rock was just settling into the dirt.  It also looked like there had only been partial rock work done.  The weeds were even too much to take care of.  We kept them sprayed, but that’s about all we could do with it.  Because of the rocks we couldn’t even get into the beds with a tiller.  So it sat brown, dead and desolate most of the summer.  My heart was aching for some nice landscaping! 

Then…the landscapers finally made it to our house!  I was overjoyed! 

First they dug out and hauled off all the old rock.  It looked 100% better already! 

Then came the new plants!  I was really getting excited!

Just look at that cute little tree!  They planted various types of plants, some to bloom each season!  And look at the ornamental grass!  No one knew I wanted some…and there it is!

And now…for the final reveal!

Ta da!  Isn’t it gorgeous! 

I’m so in love!  It’s done!  All the way around the house!  And…it’s self-watering!  What could be better?! 

Scenes from Farm Day This Week

Little Farmer I

My friend M, who owns The Farm, is expecting their first little one. She's due in September. Can you even tell she's pregnant? She has such a cute little bubble in front.

Holding the bunch of basil is my girls' friend M.

J with M's cousin C, who is working for her on The Farm this summer.

M's cozy little cottage.

Harvesting goin' on all around.

Here is the first harvest of my daughter K's little garden. She was so excited to get these baby radishes. The last week of May we planted a 26'x3' garden with peas, beans, cucumbers, radishes, carrots, tomatoes, and nasturtiums. A couple weeks after we planted the garden, we had a surprise snow storm that lasted all day long. It killed off most of the cucumbers (we had 6 altogether and 2 survived). K had, fortunately, gone out in the snow to make tripods for the tomatoes out of rasberry canes and covered them with clear plastic bags held down at the corners with rocks. The tomato plants are still green so I have hope for them yet.