gardening
May 5th, 2010 by Ari
It’s clear from looking at the outside of our house that a previous owner had planted flowers and trees and done some landscaping. It was also clear that that particular owner hadn’t lived in the house in at least 5 years. Since we only moved in late last summer I pretty much just ignored the outside of the house, with the exception of removing a few trees that had been growing in the hedges. This spring I’ve turned my focus outside.
I spent a full Sunday pulling weeds, which convinced me that using a landscape mat was the way to go. Another Sunday to install the matt, followed by the edging during the week. The Sunday after that my mom came down to visit, so I took her with me to home depot to select flowers. My mom is a gardening expert. As soon as we entered the garden area she started pointing to plants and telling me about them (early or late bloomers, how fast they grow, height, etc.), without even needing to check the labels on the pots. While we were there no less than 3 people mistook her for an employee. (And although she wasn’t, she helped them all). After planting, laying down mulch (I happen to like the color of the red stuff), and watering my new flowers, the garden is finally done.