Omg I’m glad I got this finished up. I busted my butt doing this project especially when it came to getting the sod up. I’ve seen a lot of mixed views on landscaping fabric so I just didn’t use any fabric although many people have told me I should’ve used it 🤷♂️. I’m just so glad I got the beds expanded as that was some back breaking work lol. I used boxwoods, Indian hawthorn, Aztec grass, 2 hydrangeas(idk if they’re going to tolerate the sunlight), and 1 liriope in the main bed. And in the tree bed I have some hostas, a few ferns, another liriope, some different flowers, and dusty miller. It’s so nice coming home and seeing all the plants vs when I previously came home and got frustrated looking at the yard. Let me know what you think! Criticism welcome☠️
by CapableCreme6748
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Great work! Not going to lie the title was misleading. I would say a great job done and the only labor is back work! Phenomenal execution.
Your work is great! Honestly was expecting the yard tarp and too many plants. Also the edging is great and hard to do. Feel great about the work you did, your neighbors do!
I think you planted those boxwoods way too close to the house, but it looks like a nice little project!
Nice!! How did you secure the bricks?
If you want the tree to survive and grow remove the mulch pile and expose the root flare.
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Great work! love the effort!! One recommendation though is to pull the mulch away from the trunk of the tree, right now you have the root flare covered which can lead to rot around the trunk. I usually try to only much like 1” depth directly around the trunk.
First, congrats. That looks like a ton of work and it looks great.
However…that might kill your tree. Adding a lot of soil and mulch on top of the roots might suffocate it, and mulching over the root flair might lead to disease and rot. I don’t think there’s much to do about the soils and mulch over the roots. I would pull the mulch back to expose the root flair.
Looks great, just some advice to help the tree!
Good job – looks sharp!
This looks like it could be in my neighborhood in Texas – my 2yo even asked if it was our neighbor’s house. Liriope from the builder, live oak looking scraggly, and your trash and recycling cans even look like ours from Best Trash. If you’re in Texas like it looks like, you’ll likely find a lot will die. It’ll be discouraging, but keep on trying. Join local garden groups for recs of what will grow where you live. It looks massively improved, though. I bet your neighbors love seeing the glow up!