Installing Edging

We've been using this Edge Hound tool a lot this past couple weeks. Tonya decided that our front yard needs to have mulch around our trees and house, instead of granite rocks. Not only that, but the rest of the yard needs edging surrounding the entire house.

Years ago, we installed edging in front of the house. There was a perennial garden with some "Peegee" hydrangeas lining the face of the house. Our large "Autumn Blaze" maple tree had edging with rock and hastas around it. Another tree had rock but no edging (which turned into rocky grass), and our electric box had "Pink Diamond" hydrangeas, pink phlox and rock to pretty it up.

All those rocks are being transplanted to the back and side of the house where they will fill around new shrubs, hastas and such. Then, we will replace the transplanted rock with mulch, so that we'll end up with mulch in the front and a combination of rock and mulch lining the house on the sides and back. The pictures that you see represent the current unfinished state of the project.

This all means that we've spent a lot of time pushing that Edge Hound into the grass and peeling up sod. Once the sod was removed, we installed new edging that connects to the previous edging. Then, Tonya planted perennials all around, thanks to a generous donation from her aunt and uncle. Much of the rock still needs to be moved, after which we'll add the mulch.

It's been a bit tiring lately, but I think it looks much nicer. It will also make for better mowing because we can get the mower up around the edging easier than we could just against the house.

At some point, we will install edging and mulch around our young fruit trees in the back. For now, I think we're ready for a vacation. For now, I've done enough work installing edging.