and our yard looking like a bomb exploded on it...
We decided that we needed to add a little more cohesiveness, so we ordered mulch.
I measured, and figured out we needed about eight yards.
The hubby thought, the more the merrier, and added another EIGHT yards....making 16 yards TOTAL! (please excuse my oh so stylish outfit, I obviously didn't care and was covered in sweat and mulch)
Needless to say we were swimming in it, but on a positive note we won't have to mulch for the next couple years.
My dad had a field stone wall that he had replaced last year and gave Chad and I all of it to use for our landscaping. I was not sure where we were going to use it, but knew that we would somehow.
We finally figured it out, bumped out all of the edging around the house and beefed things up with larger field stone we had stored behind our shed.
We also planted a ton of perennials mostly, and opted to keep the bushes that were already established in the front.
One trip left me with eight spireas that we planted on the edge of our property between our house and our neighbor to the west. It's nothing against him, he's actually a pretty awesome neighbor, but we want our yard to feel a little more closed in.
Now we just need a lot of water and a little patience...
Weeping Cranberry Cotoneaster (we have named him "Berry")
and pots...who doesn't love to add a little color with annuals...
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