A Time to Plant, and a Time to Uproot: Part 4

This post won't be as exciting as the rest of them because we are still in the process of growing our grass, and pretty much every other thing on the side of the house, but it's worth posting. Much is changing.

It is so wonderful to see the huge bush gone from the side of the house. My mom primarily dug up the planter on the side of the house, and it was such a blessing! Tim got rid of gigantor, the huge bush on the corner. We transplanted our small little bush to the back yard and planted these orange rocket barberries on the side of the house. Of course, these have wonderful color all year, but especially in the fall. What can I say...we are bringing fall colors & foliage to New Mexico! We used all of the mulch created by our stump grinding and covered these on the side.

We also planted a bradford pear tree on the side of the house to eventually create some shade for our air conditioning unit and for the pantry and utility room window. Right now, during the summer, the utility room turns into a dry sauna because of all the heat coming in through that window! We are very much looking forward to the tree creating more shade over there. It is having more of an adjustment to being planted on the side, but leaves are starting to sprout!

Tim spotted a great clearance find in this golden arborvitae at Wal Mart last night. It will be planted in this pot for a topiary look that will stay much more contained on the corner of the house. It also only grows to three feet tall, so it will be absolutely perfect to create focus without taking over on the corner!

Last but not least, we have been giving our red plum tree some extra love and attention to bring it back to its vibrant state. This poor little guy went without pruning, regular water and any love for about a year while the house was vacant. Thankfully, it is responding very well to the fertilizer and regular watering.

We will keep working on all of this and hope to have it covered with grass sooner than we realize. As things progress, we will be sure to keep you updated. We still have the front section of gravel to get rid of...on that note...if any of you want it, it's the prettiest of all our gravel, and it's yours for the taking if you simply get it!

Most importantly, it is exciting to start seeing the outside of our home begin to match the inside of our home. Stay with us on this long journey!