just in case...

you don't get a chance to drive by, I thought I'd post some pictures of my finished landscaping project. I had lots of help from my kids. In fact, early Saturday morning Cooper was outside with me digging and watering etc... I told him how much I appreciated his help and told him I was going to take him to DQ for a treat when we were done. A little while later, he disappeared into the house and then came back out and continued to help me. Soon after, one after the other came the other kids more than eager to see what they could do to "help." The Dairy Queen is very popular around our house.

Next we will have to work on that front step and porch....One of my favorites is this Rose Shrub... it is called the "Lena" and is supposed to be very hardy for growing in the north.Some of my pots.... I planted lots of geraniums, impatients (and my new favorites the double impatients that almost look like mini-english roses), petunias, and bacopa.

And just so my friends will have more reasons to tell me what a obessive compulsive, Type-A person I am, I will show you the little "garden journal" I've been working on... complete with a map and care instructions for all of my new plants! Yep.... I'll admit it. I'm a freak.

And our sweet Em.... so glad her mommy is done with all that work so she doesn't have to bark and whine at the front door anymore!