The yard....

Do you remember what my yard looked like before? Or maybe you remember what we started out with? So now I have finally finished 2 of the flower beds! It was a lot of work and even if it doesn't look like there are plants there are. We are just too cheap to buy big plants!

This picture shows the back of the house. There are 3 hostas planted there and we have started seeds for a TON of plants so these beds are going to be full! Not to mention when you live next to an empty lot of weeds having any kind of landscaping looks fabulous! (FYI)

We also found a way to fill our planter boxes cheaper than we thought. After the lady at Allred's told us not to get any topsoil from around here because it was TOXIC! So now we are trying to decide what to plant here.....

Oh yeah we also planted 3 concord grape vines along this fence! (Thank you Lowe's for having a terrific price on bare root plants!)

That is the 2nd lupine we have planted. The first one Wade murdered. Yes murdered!! This one I saved in the nick of time by transplanting it into a nice shady spot behind the house. Notice the bark and no weeds! I did all by myself. Thanks to the Frandsens and the free bark they gave me! Can you get addicted to barking your flower beds?

Compare the raspberry plant from last year to this one! Wade and I found a compromise. (I am just as surprised as you!) Now the raspberry plant won't attack upon entering the backyard! (I know I need to clean out this part. If Wade would stop reseeding the grass it would be a lot easier!)

This is the area by the garage. What you can't see are 3 hydrangea trees (I hope they survive in a zone 5 winter!) and 2 hosta plants. Again notice the bark and lack of weeds! This I did by myself as well!

If you will also notice Wade's grass. Isn't it so green? That is what happens when you have OCD and plant your own grass!