Caitlin had some hard packed dirt to soften up before planting. We took shovels and worked our way across the garden patch. It was weed free thanks to the fabric ground cover she'd had over it.
Last summer Kent brought over his rototiller and they added bags of steer manure and leveled out the land, but the planting hadn't been done. This year we made a visit to Sleepy Hollow Nursery and found some plants to continue the project.
Edging was purchased at Home Depot and tacked into the ground.
Caitlin planted her first lilac, Pocahontas Lilac which will have a very fragrant reddish-purple bloom next spring. Then in went the Crimson Pygmy' Barberry, Emerald Gaiety Euonymus, Pink Hydrangea, Purple Leaf Sand Cherry bush and some Spirea. We liked the color and texture of the perennials.
They all were watered thoroughly and . . . job done!! Next year she can fill in the spaces with more perennials or annuals. Since these photos were taken we have added brown mulch to keep down the weeds.
