I am proud to say that we learned our lesson because when we received our sod three weeks later, we have watered it twice a day for 2 1/2 weeks now. Our grass came to us dead and now it is green with the exception of a few problem pieces of sod that look like they came to us diseased. At that time we got our grass, Aaron and the same friend (thanks for all the free labor James) went to the Garden Center and picked out some flowers and bushes for our flower bed. They did a great job and it turned out great.
We also gathered up a bunch of rocks to line the border of the flower bed and tress with. I think it added the perfect touch. I even sprang for a HUGE rock in the front yard by paying a construction worker $30 to use their bulldozer (our neighborhood is still being developed and there are no houses to the left of us) and lifting this massive 700-800 lbs. rock and dumping it onto our lawn. I think it looks just right now, but anymore rocks I think would be a little much.
Anyhoo, today I went to the Garden Center again and bought some trees to replace the dead ones. They were having a 40% off sale so I figured what better time than now. I got a Bradford Pear for the tree by the house and a Crepe Myrtle for the tree by the driveway. I wanted to get some more but I didn't want to bite off more than I can chew. That is for another project in a couple weeks. I don't even want to think about the back yard...argh! So much work. But I think it will be worth it b/c I love having a nice yard and surrounding myself with beautiful living things. (Now I know why Frances is addicted to buying plants. B/c they're gorgeous!)
So I am pretty proud of myself for maintaining this project and I hope that by the time we sell our house, it will go fast and for a lot b/c we took care of our house and yard. I also got to fulfill a dream of when I was little and wanted to plant irises in my garden "when I grew up" b/c they are my favorite flower. Now added onto the list is any type of lily.
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(2) Wed Sep 07 2005 21:37 Plants, Trees, and more Plants:
Today I went to the Garden Center and bought some more landscaping for our house. It has been a fun ongoing project since moving in starting with Aaron and a friend uprooting two trees (one China Berry and one random one) from a forest and planting them in our front yard. We did this in the dead of August or maybe it was even late July, needless to say one is dead and the China Berry is barely hanging on with one sprout of leaves. It could have been from the Texas heat, or it could have been from Aaron and I being too lazy to water them.