Yard Update

The project has grown since I last posted. We decided to put in a cactus/succulent garden. This area gets the hot sun from noon until sunset. Ann loves them and we believed it will be good a good addition to the front yard. I was also able to cap-off three sprinkler heads to this area.




There are 23 different plants in this cactus/succulent bed and 11 different species.

The corner bed over the drain is turning out nicely; the rosemary is beginning to cascade over the wall. I believe they will help soften the area as they grow larger. The shrimp plants are from cuttings from our daughter Rebecca's yard in Houston.



The large bed toward the street is shown below. It now has 90 plants of 27 different species. Only 4 plants were purchased this year, the rest are transplants from other parts of the yard, gifts or starts from cuttings.





Almost all the plants in the yard are native and adaptive plants that need little water once established. I have redone the sprinkler system in all the beds. If I need I can water these young and/or transplanted plants.

The bed closest to the house has 81 plants of 23 different species. There is still a large palet for planting in this bed.





I believe that I want to build and arbor that would have a swing under it in the upper right of the above picture. It would be up close to the property line. Muscadine grapes could be used to cover the arbor and would make for a wonderful place to sit and meditate.

Below are a couple of pictures from the back yard. I planted a one square foot raised kitchen garden. It is 4X8 feet and has 32 plants for the kitchen. Also a picutre of my almost ripe tomatoes.