It’s no big secret around here that I love gardening. And I’d like to think I do a pretty decent job of turning lackluster gardening spaces into pretty nice ones on a budget.
To put it simply, the garden space in front of the studio/cottage needs a complete makeover. Like BIG TIME. Actually the whole place needs a bit of a makeover, but today we’re just going to talk about the garden. 😉
I don’t know about you, but I think for those of us that love to garden, making an outdoor space your own, is kind of a big deal. For me, it’s just as important as the inside of a house.
And unfortunately, I am not a fan of azaleas, daylilies or sea roses {the only three plants on the property} and so they all had to go.
Lucky for me though, my head gardener agreed and was willing to rip them out for me. We briefly thought about digging up the sea roses but the roots were too big and too much of a hassle.
The day lilies, while easier to dig up, are pretty much treated like a weed around here so there was no sense of bothering with those either.
Fact: The Sawzall is one of the best tools ever invented.
A clean slate. Just what I wanted. It only took us two days to pull out all the plants and now that it’s done, we can figure out how we’re going to remove all that cement.
We might have to call in a professional for that… But at least it’s a start.
To be continued…
~Mavis
Brianna says
The concrete definitely has to go! It makes the house look like some commercial space because you can approach the main walkway from three directions. You could rent a jackhammer and a Bobcat and DIY, but I would just hire that one out. They would be done in a jiffy and could replace the walkway however you want it poured.
Lesley says
Curious what your plan is for that shared driveway and all the entryways to the studio. Thank you for sharing the ride!
Jennifer says
Is there any room in the back to put in a big garden? I know you’re limited otherwise so I was just curious.
Renay says
Mavis, what kind of Sawzall do you use? The one I have is not so good.
Lynda Rees Kling says
Cute house.. maybe you’ll move over there next!
Alecia Loveless says
There used to be a day lily farm in my town that had dozens and dozens of different varieties.
In the past 30 years I’ve owned 3 houses where former owners had planted tons of lilies.
At our current house, the 3rd with the lilies, the gardens were left to their own devices for 10 years. The first two years we lived here there was just too much else to do to get to the gardens but for the past 3 years we’ve been working on them steadily. We’re now at the point of spending a lot of effort to thin out all of these overgrown plants.
By mid-June there’s just a wall of plants. This year we had two additional people assisting in our gardening efforts.
I could sure use your energy to get this cleaned out in a couple of days!
Can’t wait to see the new space once you get stuff replanted next spring. I’m assuming with you gone hiking and the cold weather moving into the area now that just being able to prepare your beds for winter will be most of what your able to accomplish before the snow flies!
Keep up the great work!
Betsy Hildebrand says
I’ve long been amused by your dislike of daylilies. Just curious, are all of the lilies up there the common orange variety? My mom raised designer daylilies and hostas. We have over 1000 varieties of lilies on her property. But, those orange ones she hated, she called them ditch lilies and was always pulling the out.