Our Little Garden

The other day I decided to pull up all the weeds and debris that we had lining our deck on either side of the stairs and try to make something pretty out of it. I have never done any type of gardening in my life. Well- recently I tried to grow some basil & dill in containers on the deck, but I sprayed them with Raid by accident when trying to kill some bees.

So we decided to give it a go again, and so far so good!
I prepped the site by doing demo first, then dug some holes, and then, Emma & I went out to Lowe's to pick out some new flowers for our garden.

At first, we got in a little argument over who got to use the shovel.

she finally agreed to let me borrow it for a few minutes, and here are the results from day 1:
a few hydrangeas and rhododendrons, and the other side of the steps has the same mix....


And in the rock garden, I picked up a few containers and we are going for round 2 with the fresh basil, along with some red peppers & tomatoes. I am hoping the bunny that has been frequenting our yard skips these goodies, but only time will tell!


And Emma. Oh little Emma.... she was so excited to see that Mommy has her very own sandbox! All she wanted to do when she got up from her nap was "play in mommy's sandbox".

Tomorrow we fill in the gaps with a few more plants, and top with mulch. I'm very much looking forward to seeing the results when (and if) these little beauties ever decide to bloom!