Between the raindrops, my sweetie continues to plug away on the re-do of the landscaping in the front of our house. Thursday when I was getting ready to leave Ann's after watching the D-man for the afternoon, the doorbell rang and there was Dan. He'd been out scouting for some shrubs and had struck gold, or green in this case, at a local building supply. They had arborvitae for a good price and they were even a little bigger than the more expensive ones at the garden store. Did I want them? "Yes!" I nearly shouted. The front of our house was looking so bad I was getting desperate.
Bless his heart, Dan raced back to the store and bought four of them and promptly brought them home and placed them next to the house. The change was instantaneous! I practically cried from joy, but instead I gave him a big hug. And maybe a kiss. (Hope this is not TMI, but most of my readers know I'm crazy about him anyway.) (Smile)
He got the four planted yesterday and it's amazing how just those four shrubs make such a difference.
He's still busy shoveling up the gravel and pulling up the black plastic.
We think the curb will have to be demolished (enter Dan with a sledge hammer) as the area is just too big as it is, and we'll plant grass on part of it. We plan to put some bushes that will stay lower between the arborvitae. I forget what Dan has in mind, but they have small leaves which stay green year 'round and should cover the vents for the gas water heater and radon detector that were placed so attractively on the front of the house. That's as far as we have a plan for now. Landscaping doesn't seem to be a strong suit for either one of us so we're making it up as we go (slowly) along. ♥
It's great that you found a deal on the arborvitae. Yes, it looks a little bleak, but after all, it IS a work in progress. How about a tree in the midst of your grass? Or do you prefer the open look?
ReplyDeleteWe have to be careful where we plant a tree because we don't want to block our view of the mountain from our bedroom window. It's our snow barometer in the winter--when it disappears, we know snow is coming. :-) We may plant something, but the logical place is the view blocker site. Ponder, ponder, ponder. Meanwhile, more planting is taking place as I type. Update tomorrow!
DeleteWe're careful where we plant trees on the farm. Having more would be picturesque, but then they block the view. I do like a full view of road -- and also the fields.
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