Gardening is so much fun to me! This Sunday we went to pick up more plans for the yard because although planting season is not during 95 degree days…plant stores have a lot of things at 70% off! The plant store is my happy place. I love wandering around and dreaming of the possibilities. Great landscaping can make an average home amazing! Landscaping is everything. I wish all of my neighbors understood this. When I see a messy yard, it makes me wonder what the inside of the home looks like.
I literally felt sad for a skinny, crooked Crepe Myrtle tree that was laying on the concrete. She was unable to stand upright because she was growing crooked in her pot. She was 6 feet tall, but only $9.00 and was in the very back with the other uglies. I felt so sorry for her, that I brought her home and named her Gertrude. For the past two weeks, we refer to her as Gertrude and share in the daily watering. You really should not plant anything when it’s 4,000 degrees outside, but it’s a bit shady in the spot I chose and decided to risk it. Gertrude is now part of the family and we hope she makes it!
I do not think I will even be done with fixing up my yard. It’s too big and my standards are too high. My personal goal is to eventually not be able to see any fence! It’s rough because the plants that are the most hardy and grow the fastest, are typically also the most boring! I think moving forward, I need to focus on one area at a time. Oh, and there is my outfit.
My Sunday outfit consisted of a Biya top and my funky new Freebird booties. To me, the Biya top is a t-shirt. A fancy one. Other people would consider a top that nice to be inappropriate for garden shopping, but there was to be brunch involved as well. It’s not like I was going to plant them in that top. (Digging the actual hole is my husband’s job.) I am simply the landscape architect.
My husband is not a huge fan of my rebellious booties, but that’s ok. 🙂
