Landscaping 2007 – The Back of the House
In 2007, I actually did a lot of gardening because I still didn’t like the way the landscaping looked, but I was frustrated by the amount of work the garden took, resented it, and did it begrudgingly. So much of what I did died, or was eaten by rabbits, that I was discouraged as well and didn’t take many pictures. I was trying, desperately, to create height – both in front and in back – without spending money on expensive bushes.
Here is the only shot I have of the back, with our new patio furniture:
At the end of the year, in October of 2007, when the local nurseries were offering half-price deals on all their bushes, I convinced KC to let me add a few. In the back, I replaced the infected burning bushes with 3 arborvitae. On the west side of the patio I put in 3 larger arborvitae in an attempt to prevent trespassers from cutting through to the street between our house and our neighbor’s. On the east side I did the same with a witch hazel and a plum. Between our house and the pond I put in 4 smaller bushes that would turn wonderful colors in the fall. I also put three smaller bushes in the beds behind the seating walls to create some height. I couldn’t wait for spring to come, to see what they’d look like….
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