Another day
Well we got the yellow and red roses planted today. And when I say we, I really mean my husband. He is the one that gets out there and digs the holes and plants the roses and shrubs for us. I help as much as possible and the 2 and a half year old wants to help as well so it can be an adventure. Our back fence is a row of trees shrubs and roses. It looks pretty good back there. I will love it even more when there are many blooms on the roses and the trees and shrubs have grown up some. Patience is not something that I deal with well so it’s going to be a struggle for me waiting. I did manage to get all my annuals put in one bed today. They were on each side of our front deck but each side looked so sparse so I decided to put them all together and have an array of flowers on one side. Also put the hibiscus up there with them. I’m going to mulch it, straighten up the sides of the bed and call it done. Now for the other side. What to do with it? I was thinking grass seed, but my husband says then it won’t be balanced. To me it wasn’t really balanced anyways. And that’s not of a great deal of importance to me. He is a perfectionist though. I’ve also thought maybe some ground cover perennials BUT that can run into more money. With the grass seed, buy a bag, throw it down, let it grow and then mow. I was also thinking a park bench that we could put out there and never be able to use as we have a very busy road in front of our house and no privacy fencing anywhere. I have it pictured in my mind the way I want it to be but I also have to keep in mind the amount of money (credit cards) we have spent so far on the landscaping this year and really don’t want to dig us a deeper hole. (no pun intended) If I were working outside of the home, and I put it that way because I do work at home, then I wouldn’t be so pulled back on my ideas. I feel like all the roses he got for me are wonderful yet so expensive. I really hope that everything lives and thrives out there. I guess it’s just a wait and see type of deal.