Gardenfest!

Last Sunday, after my MIL read what I planned to do in my garden, she suggested laughingly that I wasn't being very honest. "At least when I make garden plans, I say my husband is going to do it!" she said.

I was slightly offended. So when Jenn came over to help me with my garden, we made sure to get many pictures of the process, including several taken by her, of me working. I will be staying home from church tomorrow so that my muscles can recover. :)

So, the day. We started with an extremely shady lawn containing (as I thought) one massive hosta, a few somewhat scraggly rose of sharons, a border about six inches deep along the back fence of lilies, and myriad weeds, roots, detritus, moss, and bare patches. I forgot to take true before pictures, so you'll just have to picture it. There were no defined beds beforehand. The soil had not been touched in any way for about six years, probably longer, seeing it didn't look much better than this when we moved in.

( Behold the transformation! )

All in all, a good day's work. For the price of five bags of dirt, a few tools, several hours' work, and $34.49 in Harvey's take-out, I got a functional, pretty garden, without adding a single plant that wasn't back there already.

Next week, we're doing the front garden. :)