New Landscaping

Well, Keith had an auction of a nursery and he called me when we were leaving Kraig's football game last Saturday and said he needed help loading what he had bought. By the time we got there from Garrett, he had loaded his pick up truck and a flatbed trailer and we still had to go back the next day to get more!!!! Starting at the top is a picture of the bridge over the ponds, the new mound where Keith cut down a very tall pine tree. Some of the things I planted in the mound are a cluster of birch trees, a japanese maple tree, two ornamental grass, lambs ear, jacobs ladder, pink cheddar, two rose bushes, coral bells, primrose, english ivy, murtle, phlox and I am sure there are others. The next picture is of Keith, and both our Moms. We picked them both up after lunch today and brought them out to see what we had planted. We took them on the golf cart to see it all. Then we just sat on the porch for a couple hour visiting and having cookies and coffe (milk for me). Then we took them for a drive to see the color and over to Edon to Jim's Dairy Treat for supper. It was a nice day. Then a couple pictures of ornamental grass we planted on the north end of the house. Then a shot of Keith's shop. We planted a couple trees, english ivy, some flowering bushes, rose bushes, ornamental grass on the side, and Boston ivy, primrose, english ivy and salvia and ornamental grass on the back. There is a picture of the color in our woods taken from the back side of the pond. Then Keith with the tree he cut down and the other three trees that he pruned. We started by pulling out 11 shrubs and cutting down the pine and pruning the others Friday morning. We worked from the time we got up till seven that night. We rented a post hole digger to dig the holes for the trees and large shrubs. Then we started Saturday when we got up till four. Keith went in to clean up as he had to show a house at five. I rode the golf cart around and started counting what we had planted. I stopped when I got to 230!!!!! That is counting all the trees, shrubs, grasses, flowers and ground covers. Forgot to mention the apple trees and lilacs. I am looking forward to spring to see the fruits of our labors. You will have to come over to see all that we have done. We are both pretty tired and sore, but happy with what we accomplished in two days.