My duaghter and my walk through the yard...

[vfem]

...we've done a lot since we moved here on May 30th. Its a lot of work for what little we've done. It seems everytime I walk through the yard, or drive up that our yard is naked. Our house, looks like a giant box set on nothingness.

I just wanted to share some of what we've managed to do and the EXPANSE of emptiness still there. Please share your critiques and ideas of what we can still do. I want trees and plants and shrubs. I've got area set aside to build a raised bed veggie garden. We're working on the new chicken coop, and we just finished putting in a path that wasn't there before.

First of all I want to show the new driveway sign I put in with the help of my 18 month old this morning.

Here is where I have NO ideas to do anything yet. We'll have a duck house by the pond for sure, and I think my husband is building a platform for him to fish from. Other then that I'd love ideas for a patio, or plant beds.... or something for USABLE space.

Here's the coop my husband is building now, I just painted the base this morning.

You see why I'm collecting seeds so extensively!!!!??? LOL

 

[CottageGardener123]

Hi vfem,
Since you told me before you want a country cottage style I can give you lots of ideas for you.
Here is a photo you took with some suggestions put in by myself

and here is a list of plants that are cottagy you might like to see: http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=15915-Cottage_Seeds
Hope this helps.

 

[vfem]

Thank you... I love the idea of expanding the bed and a path in a circle! PERFECT!

Going to have to get me a tiller.

OH, and I do have a jasmine vine at my mom's I've been growing and now its perfect and healthy to be moved to my house. Its eating her shed alive! LOL

 

[CottageGardener123]

also, I HIGHLY recommend checking this book out at the library or purchasing this book which helped me a lot when I started cottage gardening. I still look at it to get inspired.

 

[CottageGardener123]

also plant a few trees in front that would look good.

 

[vfem]

I ordered crepe myrtles... the guy acted all like "I'll be out your way this week and I'll throw some extras on my truck", and then never showed or called.

Well I'll take my tree money and get DUCKS! LOL

Believe it or not I do have one tree shoot in my front yard growing well.. its just going to take awhile to get to size. Its an 18" tall Japanese Maple. LOVE THEM! It was a gift from one of my mom's friend he got from his tree.

I'm going to see if I can borrow my neighbor's tiller next week. Maybe get that halfmoon bed in the front going.

 

[CottageGardener123]

Too bad your crepe murtles didn't come. I have two myself. They are blooming right now (they are late bloomers.) Good luck on tilling your new bed. Keep us posted!

 

[sunbury chick]

VFEM,
Love your house.The perfect southern home....

 

[vfem]

awww... thank you!

Can't wait to see the garden in action in the spring with CottageGardeners' help! I'm taking instructions into action. I got a new fence at the end of the driveway with an arbor to walk through, bought a ton or vining seeds too!