You don't gnome me!
Check it. Today I finished up mulching those beds in front of the house (i finished putting in the edging yesterday and added 11 bags of mulch around 9pm last night - i never quit). Pheeeeeeeeeeew! Not a day too soon either, because it was hot as hell outside (not to mention unbearably humid). Anyway, still not really sure what all i am going to plant out there, but i saw something called a "Purple Shamrock" at Home Depot which i guess is an indoor plant but they are outdoor perennials in this zone. very cool looking. so, i spread out all the mulch and have one lone item planted in there so far.
behold ...
left side (from sidewalk view).
left side (from the neighbor's yard).
right side (big bed) from the sidewalk ... but what is that little thing all the way on the end?
BAM! garden gnome! Double E has a collection of these things and i secretly think they're funny as hell ... i may hide a few more in there once everything is planted.
i forgot to mention this, but i cut out both of the trees that were on either corner of the house before i put down weed matting and mulched these beds. this gnome (we will call him Gus) is actually affixed to three nails running into the core of the trunk of the tree that was on the right side. why? 1) stability 2) if i were in my early teen formative years and i had seen someone with a lone garden gnome in a fresh mulch bed ... well ... let's just say it would have been the equivalent of that homeowner begging me to run up and punt the silly little thing across their yard. anyway, i m hoping that if that happens the nails will help to severly injure any would-be vandals.
oh, and i used a circular saw to cut them out (not recommended) and then pushed and kicked them out after i made the initial cuts. i couldn't justify buying a chainsaw since this will probably be the only time i would have ever needed one while living at this address.also, today, i painted the edges of the sidewalk ... although conventional wisdom would say paint the sides when you painted the top and before you added mulch, i wasn't sold on the color so i held off on the "trim work". i am happy to report that the color of the sidewalk blends perfectly with the mulch beds.
behold ...
left side (from sidewalk view).
left side (from the neighbor's yard).
right side (big bed) from the sidewalk ... but what is that little thing all the way on the end?
BAM! garden gnome! Double E has a collection of these things and i secretly think they're funny as hell ... i may hide a few more in there once everything is planted.
i forgot to mention this, but i cut out both of the trees that were on either corner of the house before i put down weed matting and mulched these beds. this gnome (we will call him Gus) is actually affixed to three nails running into the core of the trunk of the tree that was on the right side. why? 1) stability 2) if i were in my early teen formative years and i had seen someone with a lone garden gnome in a fresh mulch bed ... well ... let's just say it would have been the equivalent of that homeowner begging me to run up and punt the silly little thing across their yard. anyway, i m hoping that if that happens the nails will help to severly injure any would-be vandals.
oh, and i used a circular saw to cut them out (not recommended) and then pushed and kicked them out after i made the initial cuts. i couldn't justify buying a chainsaw since this will probably be the only time i would have ever needed one while living at this address.also, today, i painted the edges of the sidewalk ... although conventional wisdom would say paint the sides when you painted the top and before you added mulch, i wasn't sold on the color so i held off on the "trim work". i am happy to report that the color of the sidewalk blends perfectly with the mulch beds.
posted by rainbows_unicorns_and_crystalmeth | 10:07 PM
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