Order Out of Chaos, Part 1

So - a lot of things around my house have needed some work for a while. Plant and garden things, I mean.  Imagine that - ha ha!

And  since I have help here (ie - my awesome mother!) for a few days, it's been time for a garden overhaul. Or as much of one as can be, as well as the front beds that kinda got... overgrown. Or undergrown. Or just kind of... not really shaped much after Mom planted all kinds of cool stuff in empty beds several years ago.

Well, that's changed. I have to admit, I don't have any before pictures of this part, though here are a few after pics:

This is a bed in the front of the house that never was filled with anything but rocks and some trash. We cleaned it up, added dirt, and also some lantanas that were on clearance at Lowes. Keep your fingers crossed - this has potential.

We also trimmed back a lot of the palms that were at the window. And then - cut back some of the plants, pulled out an odd shrub/tree thingy, cleared out tons of weeds that had grown around the planted stuff... Also added some lemon balm and flowers, too. So here are more results...

Work is also being done in the back. Transplanting stuff, repotting, re-arranging tubs in the garden, just tons of stuff. More pictures of before and after there when there's more "after" and less "before", lol. It's all just chaos right now. But it's taking shape, slowly but surely. Or so I hope. Keep your fingers crossed...

:)