Landscaping Supplies

Last summer we decided that we needed to improve the landscaping in the front of our home. We had the plastic edging that surrounded the perennials that we had planted along the side walk. The edging would heave out of the ground each spring with the frost and it did not enhance the flowers. We decided that we would use landscaping blocks to replace the plastic edging.

When we went to the home improvement center to get our landscaping supplies we found a number of items that would help improve the look of the front yard. We found that the blocks we were interested in came in several colors along with coordinating stones that could be used to create a garden path. We chose blocks that had several shades of gray in them. We also included heavy plastic and anchors in the landscaping supplies.

We were going to use the plastic to put underneath decorative rock to prevent weed growth. We stopped at the nursery to order the decorative rock. While we were at the nursery we chose several shrubs to place in the rocked areas. This completed the landscaping supplies that we needed to do the project.

Our next door neighbor saw us drive into the yard with our landscaping supplies. He came over and offered to help with the project. As we were working another neighbor came over to see what we were doing with the landscaping supplies. He also began helping with the project. With the additional help the landscaping supplies were soon unloaded from the trailer and the work on the project began.

I started removing the plastic edging that had been in place. We cut this up in smaller pieces and placed it in heavy duty garbage bags to be disposed of. The guys started placing the landscaping blocks by digging a shallow trench. This allowed the blocks to be buried about halfway, leaving three inches exposed to hold back the decorative rocks as well as the dirt in the perennial area. We had thought that this project would take a week to complete by working a few hours each evening. With the additional help we received from the neighbors we were able to finish the project over the weekend.

The landscaping blocks along with the new shrubs and rock have greatly improved the appearance of our front yard. The cost of the landscaping supplies was quite reasonable because we picked them up ourselves and did the labor. Having the neighbors involved in the project not only helped us to complete the task faster, but also made completing the project fun. Next weekend we are going to help the neighbors complete a project in their yard.