Grow.

Hey ya'll! Fall is most definitely here, and this girl couldn't be any happier. Last weekend we had a home full of family, some of whom were seeing our home for the first time. Comments ranged from "this looks just like a Pinterest house" (which I'll admit made me smile) to "I can't believe how much you've accomplished in such a short amount of time." (To be fair, I can't believe it either, but I have the blisters to prove I did the work!) I loved having a home full of family. It was warm, and loud, and full of love... Just the way I like it! 

This weekend, my parents took our son Sunday giving my husband and I some much needed time to ourselves. We slept in, went to go eat wings and watch football, and then went antiquing! (Can you tell who picked what activity?) After heading to some of our favorite shops we went to Lowes to get some insulation for the pipes in preparation for colder weather. Little did we know we would stumble upon Lowes fall sale in the lawn and garden department. All the trees, shrubs, and perennials were 50% off, and decorative grasses were 75% off! I snagged 6 little boxwoods a week earlier at Westwood Garden that I had yet to plant, so grabbing some other plants for our front beds seemed like a good idea.

While we were there we grabbed mulch, potting mix, some Mint Julep Junipers, two varieties of Russian sage, some daylillies, and some landscaping lights, all while completely forgetting why we came to Lowes in the first place... Maybe next weekend???

When we moved in the front looked like this

The "beds" were predominately overgrown weeds, along with an over abundance of poison ivy and poison oak. We had a friend of ours come out and clean all the growth off the house and cut down any branches growing on the roof. That pretty much left us with a blank slate to work with. I did manage to save some lillies bordering the left bed, but everything else was gutted.

Once everything was tilled, and we arranged everything where we wanted it we got to planting... Which was no easy task in this rocky Ozark soil. When all was said and done we had two beautiful beds that we can hopefully keep alive.

Neither of us exactly have a green thumb... In fact, I'm ashamed to admit it, but I have somehow managed to kill mint before. We'll see how this goes. 

I absolutely understand why people garden though. There is something downright therapeutic and satisfying about getting your hands dirty... I just don't like summer which is when most of those gardening tasks seem to need to happen, soooo we'll see what happens. 

In the meantime, grow baby grow.

Until next time!

XOXO,

Victoria