The Front of the House

This is the bed which we planted the astilbe. They have yet to sprout. I dug them up two weeks ago to see if they had rotted. They were just starting to grow roots. Before I replanted them, I added sand, compost, and humus to the soil. I'm just going to have to be patient with these. This is where the one daffodil was. In the sunny corner, we planted some geraniums.

Only two of our mums survived from last fall. Since the bed was fairly empty, we planted yellow marigolds and red salvia. The little, old lady across the street really likes to look at them.

We've always had a spigot on the west side of the house but it didn't have a handle. Matt fixed that little problem. It's really nice having a hose on that side so I can water my front plants.

Here is the large bed in front of the front porch. We tilled up dirt and mixed in compost and humus. It took us a couple days to do this, needless to say. The boxwoods and impatiens are going in this bed.