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Being Resourceful
I am a very resourceful
person even when it comes to gardening. In front of our home is a raised rock
planter. I’ve never had much luck with anything except Impatiens because it
is full shade and well drained. It also blocks part of the view from a
picture window in the dinning room as well as giving the front porch a closed
in feeling.
So being the resourceful person I am, my
Spring Break project became removal of the raised rock planter. The dirt was
very good in the planter and I loved the rock. After some thought, I decided
to build a new flowerbed in my yard using the rock for the edging and dirt to
fill in for a raised bed. I even recruited my 5-year-old son to help me
work. He had so much fun playing in the dirt he did not realize it was work.
The end result was a beautiful raised rock
flowerbed with Encore Azaleas and a very open roomy porch. The only cost I
had were for the 3 Encore Azaleas I purchased and some mulch. I even have a
nice stock pile of dirt and rock for another future project.
So next time you want
to change up some things in your yard, look around and see what you have to
work with first. You might be surprised.
Lisa Foster, Gardenstops.Com
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