So for the past couple of years our landscaping has been looking pretty darn pitiful and neglected.... This year Mike and I decided to put part of out tax return to good use and "beautify" our house a little by replacing the mulch around the house with river rock.. A pricey alternative but once its down, it won't ever need to be redone.. It's there for the long haul and in a few years will pay itself off! So Mike took a day off of work a couple weeks ago and we put in one very, long, hard day..
Now I know it doesn't look like it took much work to do this.. But let me tell ya, there was a lot we had to do!! We had to dig and rake out all the old mulch, dirt and weeds.. prune and plant the new plants, lay down the fabric, and then wheelbarrow in piles of rock and spread them around evenly... It was a hard, filthy job but we rocked it out! And here are the results of one long day..
We got the whole front of the house done.. and it look so much better!
Tomorrow (Mother's Day) we plan on putting in another long full day and hope to get the side of the house done.. Then Mike is taking off Monday and hopefully we can get the back of the house knocked out.. In all we probably have a good 3-4 work days left.. A lot of time and effort expended but the results are well worth it! So all you Mom's out there who are going to get pampered tomorrow and have time to yourselves to go shopping, or just be alone.. Please think of me, sweating, breaking my back, all day for the greater good of home improvement and wish me a great day!
So for the past couple of years our landscaping has been looking pretty darn pitiful and neglected.... This year Mike and I decided to put part of out tax return to good use and "beautify" our house a little by replacing the mulch around the house with river rock.. A pricey alternative but once its down, it won't ever need to be redone.. It's there for the long haul and in a few years will pay itself off! So Mike took a day off of work a couple weeks ago and we put in one very, long, hard day..
Now I know it doesn't look like it took much work to do this.. But let me tell ya, there was a lot we had to do!! We had to dig and rake out all the old mulch, dirt and weeds.. prune and plant the new plants, lay down the fabric, and then wheelbarrow in piles of rock and spread them around evenly... It was a hard, filthy job but we rocked it out! And here are the results of one long day..
We got the whole front of the house done.. and it look so much better! 
Tomorrow (Mother's Day) we plan on putting in another long full day and hope to get the side of the house done.. Then Mike is taking off Monday and hopefully we can get the back of the house knocked out.. In all we probably have a good 3-4 work days left.. A lot of time and effort expended but the results are well worth it! So all you Mom's out there who are going to get pampered tomorrow and have time to yourselves to go shopping, or just be alone.. Please think of me, sweating, breaking my back, all day for the greater good of home improvement and wish me a great day!
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