On the flowers, there is nothing that I could post that would come close to what the Benders have at their home or church. But I am proud of my wife's accomplishments in restarting some 30 yr old beds that were abandoned many years ago. The previous owner was 91yrs old and had not tended the yard in a long time. I dont have any true before pictures, but I do have some from the reconstruction forward.
The old dead stuff and weeds were yanked out and the dirt made ready, along with a century plant.
Restarted beds, version 1.0 June 2011
Current version, July 2012, version 2.0
The rocks in the rock garden surrounding the Century plant are not thriving, though, they are still just as they were a year ago.
The front porch area under reconstruction, all the boxwoods are ripped out and the bed that they were in was removed, July 2011.
July 2012
All the beds in the pictures have drip irrigation under the mulch, and are on a timer for low maintenance There are some backyard improvements, too, but that is about enough pictures for one post.
