Plants

How we spent our winter, Part 6. 

While the landscapers were working on the travertine in the backyard, Steve and I were busy planting the plants in the front yard.  

We did a large plant and tree order from Home Depot, and were able to get them delivered directly from the wholesale nursery to our house.  Once they arrived, we started out by placing them where we thought we wanted them, just to make sure we were happy with it.  When you do your own landscape design, it's helpful to get a visual before you start putting them in the ground.

Once we were happy with the locations, we started digging...with a jackhammer of course!

It took us three full days to plant the front yard.  We are super pleased with the finished product!  Now we will need to hand water until the irrigation company gets here in about 2 weeks.

We also bought some fruit trees from our favorite local nursery (Desert Horizons), and planted them on the east side of our house.  Morning sun and afternoon shade is helpful for them in the hot desert.

We still have to purchase and plant the back yard, but we are definitely getting there!