Specialty Gardening: Bare Dirt to Cottage Garden (in Pictures), 2 by Wifeygirl

Wifeygirl wrote:
Can't get over those pink coneflowers. I just have to click on that picture every time I scroll by! The color is delicious!

Yes, my kiddos use that backyard a lot. My hubby has allowed me to let the front lawn die (California drought), with the condition that I keep the backyard alive for them to play on.

I am hoping to start planting things in the back soon, and eventually eating away at the edges of the lawn - it'll be a process. Our gardener is a landscaper, and he also builds garden structures. I've asked him for a quote for a pergola shade structure for the back yard. I think that once that is in place, it will break open the backyard for me and give me the motivation I need to get started. With our brutal summers, shade is a necessity before anyone is going to want to spend any time out there.

Below, some "weeds" that I'm glad I didn't pull! Turns out my procrastination paid off - poppies, and a monkey flower (surrounded by real weeds! lol)!