UPDATE: Landscaping Project

I have removed all of the weeds and debris from the back corner of the house. I also used every bit of strength I have to dig and remove one of the two fence posts- Erik is going to have to handle the other one! The drainage pipe for the down spout has been dug out and it has been given a new, clean end also a deeper and better trench was added. I'm going to add a river rock bed to the top of the pipe to help the water flow better instead of all the puddling that happens now. 

The next step is to buy the plants and put them in the ground. I will be purchasing 4-5 juniper shrubs and 1 arborvitae tree. I'm also going to divide my lamb's ear from the current bed and place it as a ground cover around the arborvitae. The bed of shrubs by our porch is also going to get a face-lift. Once I have thinned out the lamb's ear I'm going to add some Echinacea or white coneflowers that are perennials to dress it up a bit. Hopefully I can have all of this done by Friday!! It would be nice to not have to worry about it when I go back to work next week. I'll have more pictures of the finished project soon!