Monday, July 17, 2006

Garden

Some of you may not have believed me when I said that our garden was running rampant, but growing. Indeed, it is, and it's so rampant, I'm starting to find it almost ugly. Not that I'm a huge fan of the perfectly manicured, exquisitely trimmed and formed garden, but this is getting ridiculous. The trouble is, I don't know what to do...



Here is the front of the house, with lilies, sandhill cherry, ground cover, and other things. I think we need to trim the cherry, but I'm not sure how, and the lilies are massive! I don't think they can be cut back.



Our uncentred "flower bed" in the lawn. I hate this bed. I don't hate the hostas or the lilies, per se, but I abhor the bed completely. Almost more than the ground cover that's "lining" the sidewalk blocks.



The side of the house, with more sandhill cherries, and a climatis that isn't doing so well.



This is perhaps the most distressing part of the rampant garden. There was a stump here all winter. Now that it's summer, it's become a bush. The stump refuses to give up.



Not only that, there's a hosta in there, getting buried in all the bush-ness of the reincarnated tree.



Last but not least, the lilac bush. This bush did receive a judicious trim in the spring, but it still has taken over its immediate area. My car makes friends with it every morning. It rubs against the side of the house with any strongish wind. And we did trim it! I swear!



I'm not entirely sure what to do about this problem either. *snuggle*

These pictures are posted as a cry for help. While I realize that we needed to see what came out of the ground this year, I have no idea what to do now that things have come out of the ground. Any assistance or advice is most sincerely appreciated!

4 comments:

Anonymous

Dad to the rescue on Saturday! Have lots of beer available :D

Anonymous

WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RESULTS AFTER SATERDAY AND THE BEERS :0

Queen of Swords

Hmmm... Many anonymous commenters. :) Well, for the secretive bunch, I've decided Mike will be the official photographer and drink gopher of the day, so expect new, and hopefully prettier, pictures on Monday!

Queen of Swords

Hmmm... Many anonymous commenters. :) Well, for the secretive bunch, I've decided Mike will be the official photographer and drink gopher of the day, so expect new, and hopefully prettier, pictures on Monday!

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