Goodwoman's blog: The Project Begins...

Practice makes perfect – and my green-thumb definitely needs plenty of that!

The weekend now approaches I have set my mind to playing in the dirt on both Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully nothing will get in my way including laziness which is definitely the main culprit due to suffering with a bad back daily but I really want to get my backyard looking beautiful, a joyful vision to the eye and mind.

Once again hubby and I are back to having three dogs, our latest addition is a wonderful fella of supposedly six years and he is full of energy. With our happy motley pack of canines it has obviously taken a toll on the backyard over the winter and since we live in Florida the grass has now become littered with multiple dusty dirt paths. I put it down to the hazards of being a lover of animals especially dogs!

I have my work cut out for me and it is going to not only a big project but a long time in the transformation and finished state of just maintenance (weeding, watering etc). Some of the plants that I am considering to gradually to purchase are:

Jacobinia
Mimosa
Star Jasmine
Arrow root

I have already pruned the hibiscus shrub in the front bed but the front yard is my husband's domain and it is difficult to get him to let my creativity flow in that area so I've snagged the backyard as my domain and I am taking on the challenge of turning the yard into a garden of beauty. Even if my old man will think it is too busy, I know that he would just like to have grass and nothing else.

I am going to have to discipline myself in order to accomplish the end result that I picture in my mind. It is a little daunting since still after all the years of living in Florida I still don't understand the soil and I am going to have to be quite strict with my husband since most things that I get for home & garden end up in his stash of stuff which I never can find or get back for a brief time.

If anyone out there has any suggestions, thoughts or ideas that may be helpful, your replies are appreciated.

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