When we moved into the house it had very boring beds in the front. As in just a line of Japanese boxwood in a row. A straight line. So un-nature-like.
This is a Japanese boxwood for all you non-gardener type people.
Except my boxwood didn't look this nice. Over the years it was neglected and had to survive many rain-less, hot summers.
Oh, I tried to take care of them. But when you have so many other things on your plate as a single mom, the yard always ends on the bottom of my priority list.
And when I actually tried to trim the boxwood they were very mean. Mean, bad boxwood.
Try cutting back those bad boys without suffering scrapes all over your hands.
And even if I did cut them back, they always looked pitiful.
So they had to go.
Except they put up quite a fight. The boxwood resisted all efforts to come out of the ground. It took hours of digging, and pulling and clipping roots before I finally won the battle against the ugly boxwood.
Once we got them out I decided to plant smaller and less "hedgy" plants.
It looks a bit sparse right now, but with some heat they should all fill in nicely.
This bush will sport some pretty flowers in the spring and summer with bronze foliage in the fall.
This little guys loves to help in the yard.
Here he is identifying the ground cover I planted.
Is this ceratostigma plumbaginoids, Mimi?
He's a genius I tell ya.
These are called Lemon Ice Petunias.
So pretty.
And although they are annuals, the rest of the plants should come back year after year.
If I can keep them watered.
And Mother Nature will cooperate and send us some much needed rain.
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