#1 resort in the U.S. and #11 in the world?!!!
People. I don't care where you live. You have got to go to this place!
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Two weekends ago, my mom met me down at the Grower's Outlet in Loganville, GA to help me pick out plants for the front yard. And one hour later, I had 51 plants ready for purchase. (They counted. Okay, I did too.)
I wish I knew about this place sooner! You will never guess how much I spent on 51 plants. $400? $300? ...you would think, right?!
The total bill came to $171! Unbelievable. Seriously. If you live around the Atlanta area, you definitely need to check them out!
I made a pit-stop by one of my weaknesses- I figured I was gonna be sweating in the yard all day and wouldn't want to stop to eat... so I justified who-know-how-many calories in one sitting. And oh man was it worth it- those new DD biscuits are deLISH!
When I got home I laid everything out to see if I like it.
Plants in this sections:
Back: 3 Mock Orange (low-growing shrubs that bloom an orange flower)
Middle: 5 Encore azaleas- also low-growing shrubs that bloom an pinkish-orange flower
Front: purple pansies
Side: This plant:
A phlox that is a ground cover and blooms a light blue flower- the hope is for it to do this:
But for now, it will look like this (well, minus the containers):
This section has 3 Mock Orange in the back and three mums in the front...
...and then 2 more of the Phlox Blue and 3 plants in front that are ground covers. I also added three yellow snapdragons, but that will be in the finished product post tomorrow.
The left side of the house has 5 Japanese Boxwoods and 1 Gardenia that blooms pinkish orange flowers.
Tally and Hagen (our next door neighbor's dog) had a play date in the backyard while I worked. :)
Then Tally got out and tried to help.
My mom taught me the trick to move the hose to each plant after it's in the ground- that way each plant gets a little water as you go... rather than having to do a big watering session at the end. Genius!
Tomorrow, I show the finished product!
They will look amazing this time next year. I always give my plants a year before I get impatient! I love buying plants. : )
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's going to look great!! What a fun project - definitely needed that DD to help fuel your hard work :)
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