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Summertime Gardening

 I kicked off the summer with a little sprucing up of the yard.

 I started up front by removing some small plants that lined the walk that Jason and I both hated.

 It looks some much cleaner. I still want to remove some of these bushes but will wait until maybe the Fall and decide what I want in their place.


 Then to the back and fixing up this spot right in front of the back deck. In the past it held strawberries and other vegetables, but Bandit has taken to relieving himself in this area and I hated that we were eating food he was that close too. Plus, the strawberries really took over and it was just a mess. Next spring I'll get my act together and plant them in the pots I have on the back deck!

 I started with a hydrangea and a hanging fuchsia, as well as a hosta back in the shade. But I needed something to line the edge and give it more definition.

 I had tried to grow hydrangea in other parts of the yard, but this spot under the guest bedroom window has proven to be the winning location. Just enough sun and shade to make it grow so big and bountiful.

 A rare event - Ethan coming outside to keep me company!!


 I added a bleeding heart but still needed more...

 Wyatt (just like his brother Jack used to) loves to help me in the garden. He helped dig the holes, fill in the plants and water them!

 Does it get any cuter than that?

 I love him out there in his shorts, work gloves and snow boots. LOL

 Wyatt is a hard worker.

 The finished look!

 Two Tigereye Gold Gloriosa Daisies and two Snow Hill Meadow Sage.

I love it more than the strawberries and vegetables!

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