So most of my gardening will be dedicated to the backyard, as it is a blank slate. However, there are a few things I want to acomploish in the front yard. The front yard is very tradtional, however designed very well. Yes, there is a lot of grass, but with the dappled shade the St Augustine performs very well. There is an established live oak adjacent to the driveway with just a small (3' diameter) steel edging ring around it. I have created a nice big planting bed instead. I did however leave the steel edging ring in place as it will keep mulch and dirt from piling against the trunk and allow for good air circulation.
Step 1. Mark out the planting bed area and add landscape spikes.
The landscape stakes allow for a string line to encircle the bed. This way I can make sure the retaining wall is level all around.
The finished bed and retaining wall. Notice the exposed root flare and steel edging inner ring.
The bed filled with plant material. Upright Rosemary, Butterfly Weed, Blue Plumbago, White Plumbago, Loropetalum, Butterfly Iris and Caryopteris Clandonensis "Dark Knight"
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Butterfly Weed with blue and white Plumbago
Dark Knight with butterfly iris.
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