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Sometimes you just have to start over. I know, it can be painful but pulling out plants that have become overgrown and loaded with weeds is sometimes easier than trying to pick through it.
When I first bought my home in 2012 it was a mess. I ripped out the overgrown mess and,the spent, spirea, siberian iris and hosta. When a garden hasn’t been tended for a while, which is what happened when I bought my home, it can very quickly become a weed-infused mess.
I started in the back yard and moved to the front. And then I did it again, and again! I pulled rock for what felt like forever. I hate rock around the house, it’s a pain. And plastic, oh don’t get me started, BUT, it was all worth it! After a few years you forget how tired you were!!
There was one plant I worked hard to save, thought I’d lost it a couple of times but, the Resurrection Lily came back again and again and I have picks on my website. The foliage looks pretty lousy before the blooms shoot up out of nowhere, but it’s worth it!
You know, I continue to plant and replant and change my mind and give away plants and buy more! I have moved the borders of my gardens multiple times and continue to contemplate more options.
Oh, once you get started, you just can’t stop!! This is my favorite part, wandering and pondering my plant selection at the local nurseries.
I’m generally pretty flexible but I do keep in mind color, texture, pollinator friendly and/or natives and hard elements like stone and sculpture.
I work to do everything on a budget.