I can definitely see why DIY magazine was there... here, I'm the complete abnormal person because everyone hires a contractor or landscaping company to do their yards. I went on a xericscape garden tour a few years ago to get ideas on plants that would thrive here in Parker and every single one of the houses on the tour (1 hour per house, 6 houses) had hired this, that, or the other company to do their yard. So the concept of doing it yourself is foreign. But it's 100% pragmatic: I'm too cheap to hire someone when I can dig my own holes. Plus it leaves more money to buy plants. LOL!! I remember this one lady bragging that there was 16 roses in her front yard. No offense, but big whoop. There was one house that was kind of wild and crazy w/the landscaping, but everything was growing like weeds and it was beautiful.« Return to the thread "'Cheek by Jowl Gardens'"
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