Gosh the month of July went by fast. I was very busy working on putting the garden in, but it ran by. The garden is fairly finished and looking good. I was looking at the pictures I took right after it was planted. Here it is just a few weeks later and already the plants are larger and more established looking. The sprinklers are in. One night a day after the sprinklers were in, I sat outside and just watched the sprinklers for a long time. 20-30 minutes. Just watched them. Just enjoying watching the water. That yard has been so ugly for so long, and it was so pretty and calming and relaxing after all the trouble. How I wish Ethel had been there sitting next to me. I've tweaked the garden a little since the planting. Moved things a tad while the roots had not yet gotten started. I think all the plants are making it. Maybe one astilbe is struggling and I bought another yesterday to put in to be sure.
But here first is a picture of how the yard looked a year or two ago. The old apple tree that didn't have any apples any more. I actually used to like the shape of the apple tree from sitting down below it. Now it seems so funny to see it there because I have gotten so used to it being gone.
We then cleared all the weeds and vinca off the ground. Then carried 4 cubic yards of composted bark up to the backyard - our driveway is far down below these photos.
We then (Mainly me) built stone walls here and there with old stones found on our property.
It was a LOT of work, but turned out beautiful in the end.
