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My Backyard Makeover

July 26, 2012 by Mom on the Make Leave a Comment

Allure Ebony Oxalis

One of the beautiful new plants to line our yard: Allure Ebony

There are a few spots in our backyard that have really fallen down the slippery slope of no maintenance, resulting in weeds and dirt.

One particular area of our backyard involves two narrow strips of dirt along two sides of our house.

Broadway, Imagineer and I decided to tackle this area and make it pretty.  We bought our teak bench and chair recently, and wanted to enjoy looking at beautiful plants, rather than dirt and weeds.

I decided it was a small enough project that with a 3 day effort of digging, weeding, and planting, we should be rewarded with a beautiful view of plants, black bark, and decorative rocks fairly quickly.

Our Trip to the Nursery

Broadway, Imagineer and I had an opportunity to visit the nursery without the distractions of Bam-Bam tagging along. 🙂  Bam-Bam was at a playdate for two hours, so the girls and I jumped in the car and drove to the nursery to utilize our time to its maximum potential.

We explained that we were looking to fill a 45ft x 2 ft strip as well as a 30ft by 2ft strip with plants that were tolerant to heavy sun exposure.  We wanted to surround the plants with decorative black bark.

The following are the plants that were suggested for our goals:

1. Golf Ball Kohuhu

Golf Ball Kohuhu

Golf Ball Kohuhu

2. ‘Allure Ebony ‘ oxalis

Allure Ebony Oxalis

“Allure Ebony” Oxalis

3. Stacy’s byzantina ‘Silver Carpet ‘

Stacy's byzantina 'Silver Carpet'

Stacy’s byzantina ‘Silver Carpet’

4. Newport Dwarf Escallonia

Newport Dwarf Escallonia

Newport Dwarf Escallonia

5. Calibrachoa Hybrid Cabaret White

Calibrachoa Hybrid Cabaret White

Calibrachoa Hybrid Cabaret White

 

 

6. Calibrachoa S.B. Miss Lilac

Calibrachoa S.B. Miss Lilac

Calibrachoa S.B. Miss Lilac

Before Picture

 

Before photo of side strip

Before View of Side Strip

After Photo

After view of side

After View of Side of House

After View

After View of Side Strip

Strip by Tree Before

Before View of Second Strip

After View of Backyard Makeover

After View of Second Strip

I just love black bark and how quickly it can spruce up your yard.  Such a fun and quick project.  I’ll post more pics as the plants grow.

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