New Landscaping

Having a lot of time for projects meant we were definitely tackling our landscaping this spring.  Here's what it looked like before. 

The back area was empty except for ivy in the corner.  It was already tarped and rocked, which was awesome.  The front area was an overgrown mess (not yet as it's early) with no tarp or rock.

Tarped and rocked

Overgrown, some rock, no tarp

Again, it's early in the year.  Last year, it got so overgrown.

We bought Small bushes (pink Spirea) and ornamental grasses.   We used lilies and hostas that we already had.

We started with the easy side first because the other side overwhelmed us.

I transplanted these three hostas from the side of our house that no one sees.  They've done great.

Then, we tackled the other side.  There was so much muddy rock to dig up.  Some we washed and reused.  Some we threw out.  

We added a Spirea on either side of the front bush.

This feels like a big accomplishment.

All of these hostas were here.  The rabbits have been getting them, so some are still small.  We did plant the grass at the back.

Before 

After

Before

After

We are proud of this upgrade!  We didn't spend much money, but it was a lot of time and effort invested.