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Fussin’ with the Flowers

September 4, 2009 by Jeanne

We’re fussing with the flower garden again. Hubby saw a photo in my Country Gardens magazine using the same stones we bought for the paths stacked as garden borders instead of pathway stones. The paths just aren’t working out the way we planned them. It was a great idea, but actually doing the work is harder than we imagined. I put stones down in July just to see how they would look. They sunk into the ground somewhat, but the weeds keep coming back between the cracks, the sand washed down and ruined the shade bed, and everyone trips over them. They’re uneven, it’s really hard to match them up, and it’s just been frustrating all around. Besides, I can’t push a wheelbarrow over them so I’m stuck running pails of compost and mulch back and forth. With this much space to cover it’s pretty frustrating.

So when Hubby turned to me with the magazine picture in his hands and asked, “How would you like this instead?” I wanted to shout “Hurray!”

Off we go to Jamerson’s in Appomattox tomorrow to order the stones. We are going to stack the thick Buckingham slates to make the garden bed walls, put down more landscape fabric, and use the white pebbles instead on the pathways. The pretty decorative stones I bought at B & M Greenhouse in Farmville will remain as accents in the pathway.

The flower gardens are our fall and winter project. I can’t wait to show you the progress!

Photos today are all from the flower garden…what’s blooming now.

I just participated in Tootsie Time’s link exchange. Everyone’s swapping links to show off what’s blooming in their garden – how fun!

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  1. Tootsie

    September 5, 2009 at

    oh I can’t wait to see your finished path!!! keep me posted…and thanks for joining in!!!
    you are lucky to have such a sweet hubby…

  2. Diann @ The Thifty Groove

    September 5, 2009 at

    I am so excited for you to start your new project! Your Hubby gets a big “Green Thumb” up! LOL Can’t wait to see the progress. Take lots of pictures!

  3. Teresa

    September 5, 2009 at

    The stone project sounds like fun. We also did some stone work this summer. tough on the back but worth the trouble. I am sure it will look just beautiful. I will check back to see the progress.

  4. Bangchik and Kakdah

    September 7, 2009 at

    Good luck to your new project Jeanne. Yea, having stones arranged as in the photo will pose problem as you had mentioned. Creating a little bit of interlock will somehow help a little bit, reducing the tendency for sand to be washed away. Cheers ~ bangchik

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