It is so gorgeous again today, I just made a trek to my local plant nursery to make a list of plants I want. I'm going to add to the front beds to finish filling them out, because I was going for the "cottage" look and the woman who did the landscaping just couldn't wrap her mind around something not being traditional and very organized. There are a few things she did that, once done, I didn't know how to re-do without spending a lot of extra money -- she bordered one bed with a very traditional look -- everything in a neat row alternated by another plant, the entire border identical. It's not what I wanted, but it does look pretty, so I left it. I also left it knowing that I could intersperse a lot of what she did with other things to soften that "rigid" traditional look.
We had a plan drawn up, but it's one thing to see it on paper and another to see it in the ground. I have a knee-jerk "ick" reaction to anything too regimented, hence the love of the whole "cottage garden" look. From now on, though, I'm going to draw up my own plan. At any rate, the front beds are far far better than what they were when we moved in, and after I get this next round of plants in, I think it's going to be what I want.
I'm just itching to do it today. It's so beautiful outside, I cannot stand having to stay inside to work. But, I keep reminding myself, there are several other weekends that I can plant, but not any other weekends where I can finish this tax stuff (finishing out an audit)... so, damnit, I'm going to be good and not buy plants until I can take that break and do it myself.
But it is killing me.
Posted by toni at March 20, 2004 12:40 PMHappy First day of SpRiNg!
I've been pondering how to landscape around our newly built deck. We have tiers of retaining walls built at the base of it and the deck posts are unsightly so I want to plant things that will grow tall enough to disguise the posts, block them from view. I'm not much of a gardener so I want low-maintenance plants.
When my mom plants, she orders everything so each plant is equidistance apart - it's like you said, regimented. I like randomness, layers.
Posted by: Amanda at March 20, 2004 01:19 PMHappy first day back atcha!
It's got to be really difficult to find things to plant that can withstand the snow and freezes you have. What zone are you?
Posted by: toni at March 20, 2004 01:38 PM