We finally planted all of our plants from Spring Hill Nursery, which was quite a task (I think we ended up planting around 60 plants total). After a full week, they seem to be adjusting well, and many have starting sprouting. The majority of the plants were really tiny when they arrived (as in, a [...]
The majority of our landscaping is against the house, which puts us in a bit of a predicament because termites like the warm, moist environment from piles of mulch. Everything we read (google termites and mulch, and you’ll find all sorts of delightful studies) warned against putting wood mulch against the foundation of the house. [...]
Along with the plants we ordered from Spring Hill Nursery, Daniel and I also went to Lowe’s this past weekend to pick up a few plants for our backyard side garden. We just finished adding the last scoop of compost (1 ton is $10 from the landfill), so now comes the hard part of waiting [...]
One of our goals is to get the yard into shape. Only after becoming a homeowner do I realize that this is no small feat (although my mom and grandma make it seem really easy–they seem to be able to grow just about anything). It was hard enough just keeping up the houseplants in our [...]