As the tulips are popping up in our garden, I'm getting a little antsy for planting. This will be our first spring in the house, and therefore the first year where we get to make some gardening decisions.
So here is a "before" tour of where we are going to add a little color to our outdoor spaces.
In front of our house we have hostas that are coming up (not really visible in the photo, but I promise you they are there). In front of them we have a little space to add some colorful flowers though. I'm thinking bright red would cheer things up nicely. Maybe with a little blue or purple?
We also have several spots in the backyard where there are tulips and other plants growing already (these areas have been cleaned up considerably since the photos were taken, but I haven't had time to photograph...). I still may add a few different plants to these spots, but even with what is there already, the are looking pretty good (the one on the right has actually started blooming).
Finally, we have a few planters that have nothing in them (except a weed here and there). These are where I'll be putting the majority of my effort. Again, I'm thinking about pulling in some reds, because for some reason those seem like they would really brighten the space up.
Some day I'd like to add some more sturdy planters to the end of our deck so that a toddler doesn't run off the end...but that's a project for another year...probably next year since that's when said baby will be moving, but we'll see.
