gardening before and after, part 2

I thought I would provide a little update on our flowers and how the hay matting is working for mulch for the wildflowers.  The picture on the left was taken on May 9, the middle on May 17, and the right was taken on June 3.  The wildflowers are growing great:)  The rest of the flowers are doing pretty good…except for the lavender:(  I think they do not have adequate drainage.  They are still creating a few aromatic buds, but not very many. 



Here is a look from the opposite directions (same dates):



The first picture on the left below is a close-up of the wildflowers on May 17 and in the middle on June 3.  On May 17, I also added a few more impatiens by the breezeway entrance.



More impatiens were added to the pot with the lavender and along the empty space next to the building. I also picked up another pot of petunias and marigolds which were added on the left-hand corner (see before and after below):



Below, even more impatiens were added in three planters at the end of the sidewalk near the yard, along with some new grass being planted (under the hay matting) immediately behind them.  We needed some help keeping the sand from washing on to the sidewalk.  The first two pictures below were taken on May 17 and the far right picture shows the growth as of June 3.



What do you get when you cross an old, sun-faded planter and a half-empty can of rust-colored paint?  An almost-new looking planter:)  Right now it is still empty while I decide what to add.



Be on the lookout for further updates.  Yeah, I know you are waiting on pins and needles. ;)

"I went down to the grove of walnut trees and out to the valley to see the new spring growth, 

to see whether the grapevines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom."  

Song of Solomon 6:11