We are friends with this Elderly couple who have had a bare dirt front yard for as long as we’ve known them. They wanted a drought tolerant, low maintenance garden and were tired of looking at the weeds, so they asked us if we could get them some plants for 200$. Our instructions were “give us some plants to look at that are watered with drip irrigation” so we put a post on social media asking if people had succulents they could donate.
Because of people’s(neighbor’s) generosity, we were able to give this couple a whole new front yard. There are many ways to landscape a yard, but this is just Art 2 Cents on how 200$ can really transform a patch of dirt into something nice.
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Our elderly neighbors have had this front yard for decades. They simply haven’t had the money or ability to turn this yard into the drought tolerant garden of their dreams. So, we asked them what they wanted to spend on said yard transformation. And with a budget allotted, we got to work making this garden happen. We reached out on social media to our neighborhood asking for any succulent donations. And thanks to our local gardener community’s generosity, we collected a great variety of plants, which in turn allowed us to use the small budget for items that would make maintaining the garden easier. Thank you, honey. We scavenged the property for anything we could creatively reuse or repurpose in this drought tolerant garden makeover. I got to say, we really enjoyed working on the garden together for an hour or so each evening over the course of that month. And sure enough, day by day, what we had envisioned started to actually take shake and turn into something. In the end, we are happy with what we could do with very little money. And we are proud of what we were able to accomplish for our neighbors and that we live in a community that’s so willing to help one another out. Now we can all enjoy watching this garden grow. Thanks for watching and happy planting. Bye.
2 Comments
The grass looked better.
I think different yards, depending on the bio-region and the residents' physical abilities, make a grass yard (which does require maintenance) not as feasible or enjoyable. If my Mum doesn't have to regularly mow or worry about watering her yard often, she would be so relieved. She also likes having pollinators and supporting local ecosystems, so if these plants are appropriate for the region, she'd also love this yards WAY more than plain grass.