When we moved into our home a few years back we knew there was a lot of work to do, inside and out. Typical of where we live, the landscaping was done about 20 years ago and the idea was to fill everything in as quickly as possible for immediate "full garden" appeal rather than patiently letting everything grow.
When we moved in, that first summer we cut everything back and pulled out a number of plants. I thought our first go-round was pretty ruthless.
Then I remembered, everything grows!
This was taken last week:
Full heavy blooms on the Rose of Sharon, so gorgeous especially on gray and rainy days. Totally not good for the plant, but it did make for some really lovely photographs in the last couple of years.
Now?
That's more than a bit bare! When those gorgeous blossoms all ended up in the woodchipper I was sad; but, relieved as well. We may just have saved the plant and it will have many more years to share her blooms.
We don't have a large property, but last week it was full to bursting with plant life. Now it is, in contrast, a bit barren. I'm resisting the temptation to fill it up, after all, that's how this trouble started in the first place!
[For those wondering: Louis left himself three projects (plus the surprise rebar found in the back garden). There are three stumps from pine trees that were planted poorly (the burlap and metal were never removed) and the men left about 3 feet of stump for Louis to worry back and forth out of the ground. I shake my head. Just one more unfinished project, but Louis just seems to need to leave himself something to do. Sigh.]
Now that the demolition is done, I think we'll leave any planting until the Spring. It will give me time to research what might compliment what is left, and give me some time to mull some ideas I've been considering for a while. I'm not much of a gardener, but I do enjoy designing gardens.
In the meantime I'm in search of new photography subjects!
