The timing for Belinda's Summer Bloom contest couldn't be worse for us, having moved into our newly-built home just 6 weeks ago. We're just getting started with our landscaping, but we have managed to install a sprinkler system, sod and mulch.
The rest is on the agenda for this fall and next spring, and we're really excited about it. It took us 10 of our 12 years at the old place to get it right, learning from our many mistakes, but we have all of that experience working for us now. We're much wiser about gardening and it shouldn't take more than 7-8 years of mistakes this time around.
All of the garden centers will be having huge sales in trees and shrubs in a couple of weeks, so we're currently arguing about what kind of trees we want and where they should go. But at least we're in agreement about some of the shrubs. Fall is going to be a busy time in our garden.
In the meantime, here's a look at out current green thumbery:
This is our sod - 100% bluegrass. It's not really the best choice here from a water conservation standpoint, but we don't have a lot of it, and it grows well.
And here's our mulch. It's called Gorilla Hair, and is a redwood bark product. We like it because the hairy strands intertwine and make it less susceptible to blowing away, so it lasts about twice as long as the regular stuff.
And because Belinda wants 3 pictures, here's a weed. These guys are coming along nicely, but their days are numbered - eventually one of us will get tired of looking at them and just go pull them out. We're waiting to see who blinks first.
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