Saturday, July 12, 2008

Garden Design for Dummies, the Results

Howdy all! I realized I should have posted some pictures, so I went out and took a few, then forgot to post them until I read Wendymom's comment. So thanks, Wendymom for the reminder! And just a little disclaimer: I am about as skilled in photography as I am in gardening/landscaping. No thumb shots this time, however. Go me!

Unfortunately, I didn't take any "before" pictures. So just imagine the contents of this pot filling up the little patch of ground, with some daisies and some REALLY tall dandelions. Yeah--very attractive.



Here's the "after" view as you approach from the driveway:


Here's a side view of the flowers:



Close up of the new welcome mat:




That's it. Three hours of shopping and thinking and considering and pondering and decision-making, and the above are the results. Not bad, and better than it was before, but clearly we are amateurs.

And of course UB's friend didn't notice--but we feel better whenever we walk to our front door. So in the end, it was worth it. But clearly, we still need our mommies.

8 comments:

JulieMom said...

Well done!

And no one even got hurt. Right?

Aunt Bossy said...
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Aunt Bossy said...

That's right--no humans, animals, or plants were harmed during our garden-patch makeover. :-)

WendyMom said...

Well, I'm glad to have reminded you- and I love that welcome mat. I always love when I finish something like that and can go back and see the results- even if you feel it took you too long- you're enjoying it now, right? That's what counts-

Hum, a deleted comment- now my curiosity is piqued.....

Aunt Bossy said...

Mysterious indeed--but not that exciting, really. The deleted comment was my response to Juliemom that you see above--I posted it THEN caught a typo (of course--the one time I don't preview before publishing), and the grammar nazi in me couldn't let it remain. I didn't realize that in deleting the comment, it would leave that there for the world to see. Oh, well...

WendyMom said...

I didn't THINK you'd have an inappropriate comment on your blog- I forgot about the grammar/spelling/english language possibilities.

Next time I'll know better...

Mann's Woman said...

Only you, my dear sister, would plop down a couple of already potted plants and call it gardening. I laughed so hard! What struck me so funny was that I know the anguish and anxiety that went into that shopping trip. Oh to be a fly on Walmart's wall. I can just see UB's bald head beaded with perspiration as he peruses beds of blooms. Hyperventilating. Questioning. How much space is it? Is it bigger than a bread box? AAHHH! I need a Starbucks! But I am very proud of you for taking a whack at it. Give it time. Just remember, you did finally learn how to hang pictures.

Donna-Rochester, NY said...

Your hard work paid off! I think it looks very presentable, want to do mine next??? I'm in worse shape than you....(no garden, or flowers, only artificial, very sad shape...your Mother-in-law said she may give me some lessons.

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