The day has finally arrived ~ our landscaping project is complete! Finished! Done! Much labor went in to this project and it actually feels a little strange (in a good way) to not have it hanging over our heads anymore. We ordered all of our plants from Plants Express and we are extremely happy with what we got. After we placed our order it was sent to a local nursery. The plants came to us in great condition and they are starting to flourish.
So without further ado, please join me in a walk around our yard. Let's start in the front. This is on the side of our driveway. Three banana trees and a Japanese maple tree:
Between the sidewalk and the street, we have agave with stone. We used leftover flagstone the fill it out. We wanted simple, drought tolerant for these spaces:
Across the driveway is another Japanese maple tree:
In our planters (you remember the planters that started this whole project?) we have succulents, agave and geraniums:
Along the side wall are two types of Canna lilies, Tropicannas and Chocolate Infernos:
Across from the cannas is a bougainvillea:
And our third Japanese maple tree is between the cannas and the bougainvillea:
Under the kitchen window are geraniums:
Directly across from them are three more Tropicannas:
On the other side of that wall are three rose bushes:
A view from the front door:
Looking left of the front door, we have calla lilies and more roses:
I thought this guy was perfect for the back corner:
On the other side of the wall from the roses is a cordyline:
I tried my hand at some panoramic shots:
Now let's head into the back! This is from the gate shown in the above picture. Just outside my kitchen window is another variety of canna lilies - the Intrigue:
I can see this one from the window at my kitchen sink. It has been growing like crazy! It was about 24 inches when I planted it on May 29th. I measured it on July 1st and it was 34 inches. Today it is 59 inches! That is two feet in eleven days!!
Next to the Intrigues are four palm trees:
Another panoramic view:
Along the back wall, starting in the corner is a bougainvillea. It needs a little attention so it won't lean so much:
Along the back wall are more rose bushes, geraniums, and a palm tree cluster:
Continuing along the back wall, behind the pool are a variety of succulents and another cordyline:
Turning the corner, we start with another cordyline:
We have more geraniums, Wyoming canna lilies, another Tropicanna, and one more cordyline:
These are the only mature geraniums we bought. We originally bought 4 flats of 16 plants in four inch pots for 64 total. We planted all of them and needed just a few more. We could only find larger ones locally.
This is one of the few plants that was not removed for this project. We call it the "jungle plant" which seems to fit:
From the jungle plant to the gate are more geraniums, Intrigue cannas, and two more bougainvilleas:
Now we'll turn around and walk along the house. A few more geraniums:
cast-iron:
and variegated shell ginger:
Along the back patio we start with a couple more calla lilies:
Around the corner is a geranium and two rose bushes. Some of our geraniums have really struggled and all of our roses went into shock when we planted them. These two are the last ones we planted, so they're the last to recover:
Our final Tropicannas:
Even when the flowers fade and are pruned off, the leaves are spectacular:
Our final geranium and rose bush:
And a couple more panoramas of the back:
And there it is! Thanks for visiting!
