Entry garden improvement
For years our little triangle garden at the front door has languished with overgrown bushes from our first effort to improve the front entrance. Last year I hired the grandsons to uproot the overgrown rhodies and they successfully removed the largest at the corner. The other was cut back sufficiently that the new growth looks like a new young plant again.
The plan was to add a few bushes that grow shorter, but as the empty space began to grow on me, I envisioned a brick or stone pathway in the corner. I planted a white rose bush near the center of the triangle and began to consider paving options. Originally we purchased enough red colored pavers that were thin and small enough to be creative in random placement or orderly. As Nathan and I considered what other materials we needed to make the path stable and “unsinkable” we headed over to our local garden center. What we found there was exciting, with wonderful possibilities. In the end, we went home empty-handed with a plan to measure and scope out options before we purchase.
Next trip, measurements with us, we picked up a 4x4x8 fence post to plant centrally in the area. It will be painted white to match the porch deck and will feature hanging plants, bird houses or flags, whatever we decide. Overnight, I dreamed of finding a fence top solar light. WOW! We discovered they actually make that and purchased a copper light for the post top.
That evening when it cooled a bit, Nathan began digging the post hole and setting the post in rocks and sand and setting it level and firm. He was anxious to try the new patio paver boards, but found they were not as effective as he had expected to prevent movement of the pavers. He began to place the large deep pavers in place and found them very stable due to their size and our deep sand in that area, without the pave bases.
Nathan loves to work on landscaping and I love to have it done for me. (I wear out too quickly and have fallen two years behind with these bike injuries.) I am so thankful Nathan is a willing hard worker! The corner is improving, finally!
