Very nice beds, Gardengranny!

Well, I'm breathing much easier this afternoon. Found out that my suspected crazy ants were just immature fire ants. That's a relief. Found the video from Animal Planet linked below earlier this afternoon while still in the worry mode. I think I prefer fire ants over these guys - fire ants are comparatively easy to control. Here is a link that might be useful: Crazy Ant Video

I had them very bad 2 years ago.year. I remember years ago we used to have huge hills of fireants and I believe the crazy ants killed those off. Got rid of the crazy ants with Termidor ....just one application and haven't seen them since. It is also used for termites. While I had the crazy ants, I felt like it was the end of the world. They are relentless and it was a huge relief to get rid of them.

Oh my ..... my blood is rushing and I'm squealing with delight! SquirrelHeaven, it looks great! With those changes it adds so much to the front. I am loving it and glad I broke away from my initial idea of the bricks. I especially love how you "finished" the hedge along the circle drive with the boulders and the lights on the pillars. The look is very appealing to me. We have oodles and oodles of big and smaller boulders after digging our basement so this would be the perfect opportunity to use them. My husband offered a suggestion to use various size rocks (limestone or red granite?) as a retaining wall on the edge of "boulevard" months back. I was never fond of the idea but now I may be able to incorporate the two without it looking hokey. Would adding the spruce trees and the few other purple foilage ones on the right frame the house as suggested by some on this site? I always thought the left side was "heavier" than the right side because of the "color weight" of the burgandy build out and b/c it was a bay window. Now I am looking at it thinking I was wrong. With that Spruce there it seems to anchor the house so much better. I am seriously considering pulling the current tree that I have there (always have a place to put it :0) and replacing it with a Colorado Blue. I might even be able to get one at a good price while their clearing them out at the nurseries. Does anyone have any comment on the cedar placement in the center bare wall? yay or ney? The little patch of green in the center of circle drive will be planted with various sized shrubs, maybe some cedars and a large but low cement water fountain, boulders strategically placed in and around. I'm wondering if the guests vision would be blocked by the center plantings to see the walkway if it is on that side? In the inspiration photo it had a step up? Do you think we should try and landscape so it has a gradual slope up? All the dirt behind the hedge will be grass. oh boy...things are really looking up this morning!