I was supposed to write this yesterday, but after the garden clean out and grocery shopping I can hardly move today without whimpering....Yesterday was almost unbearable. The flower gardens at our new house are so beautiful. This was the first weekend that I had time to work on them. It has also rained every weekend for the past month. This was a great weekend for gardening. We worked on them Saturday, late in the afternoon for a few hours. I finished them on Sunday with a little help from Katie. You can see from the before pictures that this was a huge project. I can't believe that anyone blessed with a garden like this would not take care of it...I just cleared my mind and worked my way through it one weed at a time. As I dug deeper, I could tell that a fall clean up didn't happen either. Leaves were smothering the azealeas. I also uncovered a flower pot with a dead mum plant under the azaleas as well. This great garden now has a keeper that will care for it and praise it for its beauty. I still have to add fabric and mulch to it, but this will take a few more weeks to complete. I plan to outline the open spots with a flowers in a color that will make the azeleas pop.
The only things this garden still has that are not welcome are the lizards. They are small and harmless, but when I see one it startles me so badly that it takes my breath away. I also found a few spiders and an ant mound. I over killed the spiders, but the ants tried to carry me away. Nothing a little insecticide won't fix...I also got a sunburn on my right arm from the top of my forearm to just above the wrist. It's still stinging and burning...not sure how this is the only location the sun hit, but it's weird.
Before pictures!
After Pictures!
Now this work deserves a Rt.44 Sweet Tea! Ahhh!
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