Back Yard project completed

We finished putting down the centipede sod in just 2 days and the evening of the 2nd day, it rained and watered our yard. No big puddles in the back yard anymore. I made the flower beds a little wider by the back porch and planted more hostas. They grow well in the shade. 

We have several hydrangea bushes at the back and they provide a good screen for the porch. Besides we love the big blue blossoms that are there most of the summer.

We ordered the centipede sod from a farm in our area. It was dug and delivered the same day we started planting it, so maybe it will grow fast and stay green. We have to water it every day for 14 days to get it rooted in the new soil underneath.

We enlarged the flower bed that is next to the greenhouse in the next photo. Half of the flower bed is now a vegetable garden, with 9 tomato plants, 4 pepper plants, 3 hills of cucumbers, and 2 hills of zucchini squash.

There is a day lily garden on the end where the bird bath is, under the oak tree that I planted. The greenhouse is used for storing pots and other garden supplies during the summer. Too hot to put plants in there during the summer.


I moved the bird feeder there that was sitting on the bench, and the birds are so upset. A couple of cardinals saw the feeder inside the greenhouse and were trying to get inside to get some feed. I felt guilty putting it away. They don't need to be fed in the summer when they can find plenty of food to eat. Maybe they'll keep the bugs out of my garden.

It looks so much better in our back yard with the new green lawn.