WOOT!!!

The contractor called yesterday and said that they're going to start to work on our landscaping today!!! I can hardly wait to get this project over with! I will be so nice to get rid of that old, ugly wooden retaining wall! Once they're finished then I can start to work on getting the lawn back into shape. It's got a lot of weeds growing in it now because I figured there was no sense in spending time/money on it if it was going to get torn up by the landscaping.

There have been some really nice sales on perennials lately at places like Shopko and Jim Whiting's Nursery. I'm actually quite impressed at both the quality and price of the perennials at Shopko. A lot of times the plants in their spring garden center are neglected and look pretty crappy, but the plants they're selling now are really nice! So, I've been buying some and filling in a few problem areas in the yard...I'm glad I waited for the late summer sales rather than spending a lot of money in the spring when the plants are being sold at a much higher price.