Planting the newly gained space in the front yard
I didn’t expect to have an update so soon on the newly gained space on the street side of the relocated fence section ( details here ). However, with 5+ days of rain in the forecast, I decided to get busy before everything gets too soggy. This is where I started on Thursday morning, two days after the fence project was completed: The first step was to get more rocks. I picked the same rocks I used for the new succulent mounds in the backyard ( see here ). The rock yard where I got them calls them “Red Rustic Boulders.” Fortunately, they still had plenty available. I got 600 pounds, which looked like a lot in the trunk of my van, but not so much when spread out: For the plants, I went “shopping” in my own nursery. Being a hoarder has its advantages, one of them being a neverending supply of plants that need to go in the ground. I chose all aloes for the new space. Most of them were from my recent trip to Santa Barbara ( here ) and from last year’s trips ( here and here ), others I got ...