I did our landscaping - yes me. Although the other half had to do the really heavy stuff. I absolutely hated the generic builder grade landscaping and got rid of it down to the bare ground. Dug the yard over, dug in loads of compost and horse manure, and planted my Northern flowers which (of course) all died during the first summer we were here. Then I got the books, joined the garden club, started to learn about what grows here and what does not, and went from there. I still mess with plants, this year I am trying a new lavender which has been hybridized for warm climates, we shall see. I have two hydrangeas that are growing just great, covered in flowers. I just purchased a Rhododendron - again hybridized for our climate, it looks good and is sending up new shoots, but we will see if it comes back next year!
We have a yard service that mows and trims, and once a year cuts back our bottle brush hedge before it envelopes the whole house.
I love gardening, go out first thing in the morning daily to do general weed pulling and talking to the plants and then I'm done for the day. I also grow veggies in pots.
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