Hooray! I am excited! I'm a first time gardener, because for the first time ever, I have my own house with LOTS of yard for gardening in. As it was previously lived in, there are lots of prepped areas ready to go, and there are areas that need to be re-tilled completely before I can plant anything in them.
I went out with the baby today and weeded (and sprayed Round Up) the little stretch beside the driveway, and a good part of the area around my front steps. Along the driveway, I planted three blueberry lavender bushes ("driveway" isn't quite right, it's more of a walkway; the plants won't be getting exhaust blasted on them every day) and there are still huge gaps between them. I spaced them around some leaves that are sprouting up - they didn't look like weeds to me, so I left them there, and they seem to be strategically placed. Mystery plants, what will you grow up to be? There is still plenty of space between the laveneder and the mystery plants, so depending on how big each thing grows, I was thinking of some hosta. I have to look some things up, though, because I know nothing of compatibility, etc. All I know is morning glory is a killer, and I want it gone, gone, gone. We took pretty good care of that when we first got here.
I also planted a lenten rose bush by the front steps.
In the backyard there were three existing raised beds in partial shade (north facing), fairly small, two taller ones on either side of a short one. The two tall ones already have trees in them, I think they might be apple trees. I weeded all those, and in the short one, which was empty, I planted some daisies.
Come fall, I want to plant some tulip bulbs along the fence for next year.
I'm scared everything is going to die on me. I've been known to have a black thumb for houseplants...
But I started a little herb garden two weeks ago before I tackled anything outside, and it's growing very nicely! Basil, oregano, and cilantro.
<--- hopeful