I feel lucky enough that I have Tuesdays and Thursdays off to spend with my daughter. Those days off also allow me to get things done around the house. Since Spring is slowly creeping up and the weather has been great here in California, I figured it would be a good opportunity to start gardening out in my backyard.
When we first purchased our home (almost 2 years ago), the backyard was the steal of the show. The landscaping was nice, bushes and tree were well maintained, and flowers were blooming. When going through the final walk through of the house, the previous owner gave me some tips and tricks for maintaining the plants in the backyard….she looked at the bushes nearby the pool and said, “These are the easiest flower bushes to maintain, even if you never water them, they never die…” Well almost 2 years later, those flower bushes are dead.
I haven’t been the best homeowner. We pretty much let our backyard greens and bushes grow out of hand. So much to the point that the weeds were growing taller than myself. However that is a another post in itself. But I’ve been embarrassed to have guests over because my backyard looks like a jungle. Once we have the backyard to where I like it, I will share with you all the updates!
However I decided instead of jumping into a huge landscaping project. I decided to start small and start on my window succulent plantar (which also died on me since last year). I don’t claim to have a green thumb but I hope these new succulents will last me a few more years before they possibly die again.
However, mid way into planting. Daddy came home with a new BIG toy. A “sand box”. Does anyone else’s husband always buy their kids toys, all the time?
So, one project done, a few more big ones to go. Will update soon once the backyard is in process!
Kay
