Wow, I didn't realize all of you came here to say hello (I didn't check my messages - didn't even know about msgs). This is fabulous, how nice! Unlike most chat boards I've been too that just seem really foreign and impersonal. Thanks guys.
Well, I don't have any recent photos to share, but I'll post what my yard looked like when we bought our house and I'm trying to landscape it, and I'm torn between mid century modern, which is the style of the house, Japanese, and something more natural and wild looking, which is the way it is currently leaning.
In addition, I've put in a lasagna veg garden in the back, 5 rows, each 4 feet wide by 20 feet long, bordered by cement block (looks like cinder block, weighs over 10,000 lbs!). I just finished planting my veggies last weekend - I know I started so late, but the whole gardening bug caught me off guard mid May and I've been scurrying ever since. We built the raised bed, lasagna veg garden, cleaned out a load of buck thorn (insidious stuff!) from the flower bed. We installed a sprinkler system, just for watering the garden areas. We planted 5 flats of impatiens and roughly 4 flats of veggies of varying sizes. Next year I'd like to start all of my veggies from seed and I'd like to do some perrenial planting this summer/fall for next year (or whenever it's appropriate). Anyway, those are some of my thoughts for now. I just don't know what direction I'm going as far as design yet or hardscaping, so that's been my biggest drawback.
I've also been flirting with the idea of replacing the lawn grass with perennial low growing ground cover. I know, weird thought, but we're rather unconventional people. Check out stepables.com if you're wondering what I'm talking about. In addion, we have an indoor attrium with an area to plant that is about 20 x 8 and 12 x 6 with small pond, and I STILL haven't figured out what to put in there!
I'm kinda indesicive too.
Welcome to Dana.
This message was edited Jun 11, 2009 3:46 PM
