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| The back yard always looks awful, partly because it looks out on a church parking lot. It looks very raggedy here. |
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| I've added arrow bamboo and a couple of ligustrum. The reed fencing is a temporary measure until the plants fill out. I'm planning on adding some more "filler" plants soon. Lowe's ran out of brown mulch, so I had to use red for the back. I was too lazy to mix it all together.
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| Looking a little better now. I'm planning on removing the sod where the stepping stones are and making the whole area into a planting bed. I'm getting some repairs done on the house in a couple of weeks, after which I'll paint the house yellow. |
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| This ugly thing camouflages the garbage cans. It looks pretty bad, but it looks better than exposed garbage cans. |
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| Much better. Hopefully the Japanese magnolia will fill out and hide more of the ugliness. |
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| The azaleas are blooming! |
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| The gardenias are getting ready to explode. |
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| A tiny snake I spotted while I was puttering. The dog didn't even see him. She stepped right over him. Some watch dog she is. |
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| The "super" full moon on March 19. |
Very nice. It looks much better without the lattice blocking your front door. Your planter in front of the garbage cans looks great too.
ReplyDeleteIn a few years, if your bamboo starts taking over, you can always move your ligustrum. I've had good luck transplanting them to a new location even when they are pretty big.