How To Clear An Overgrown Flower Bed
In my opinion, cleaning and planting outdoors is no different than cleaning and decorating indoors.
If a room is messy, the best way to clean it up right is to gut it, then start over.
You know those magazine perfect gardens with everything just so?
Well… that isn't realistic in my yard. I have no idea how some can maintain a house and garden, both to perfection. There's only one of me. How do they divide themselves into 5 people?
Dunno. But whatever the case may be, I commend you. I really do.
So today, I am going to first share how to revive flowerbeds you don't take care of.
Get ready to be jealous, folks…. REAL jealous…
1. If you don't want a vegetable garden, please quit pretending you do. Year after year.
The only one you're fooling is your lack of time. And your wallet!
Cut back. You're allowed.
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Welcome to my vegetable garden!
This variety stays greener than green, is so prickly you can barely touch it, and thrives in drought! I should take in tours…
For cryin' out loud… I decided I will no longer pretend to even want a vegetable garden, and just plant flowers and stuff instead. If that. Done. So done. The last two years I threw the rotten veggies in the compost for the rats wondrous fertile compost I didn't dig out either. Perfection.
I love fresh veggies. I really do. But if you let your potatoes grow for 2 (or was it 3?) growing seasons because you never bothered to dig them up, you may be done too.
2. Plant hydrangeas, especially if you live in the west.
Then ignore them. Forget to prune, especially. They LOVE that! You will too!
Look up hardy perennials for your zone, and plant those. Trust me.
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Please don't ask me how these hydrangeas thrive year after year. It must be our rain. But be assured, it is not because of me.
I don't deserve to be blessed with this beauty, but I am going to cheat and accept anyway.
Ok, son, let's fix up this mess…
Rotten landscape ties, gone!
Plants that haven't bloomed in years, out!
We love to garden so! I mean look at that smile…
Oops… how did this get here…
3. Promise to pay your son in food or money for his amazing strength, and he may even smile for the camera. For a quick 5 min or so.
Just be really quick with that clicker…
4. If you can't keep up with it, mow it instead.
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My wise gardening brother always use to say, "If you can't keep up with a flowerbed, it's better to mow."
Or in our case, host a very dirty sandbox.
Once I figure out what to do with this, we'll take care of it.
(right…)
5. If you have a weed infested yard, prop an old bike against it for that romantic barnyard feel.
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All that's missing is a cow pie.
I seriously have a post written about taking advantage of perennials in your yard HERE.
But since we don't have a barn to haul our weedhay today…
We just weeded. That took a few days…
6. If your beds are riddled with weeds, pretend you're the weatherman and your monsoon forecast came true… saturate the soil with water, then weed.
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Yes. This is the same corner. Can you believe there was a pretty cute tree under that mess?
7. How to revamp an overgrown flowerbed for free:
a) Remove the toys.
b) Water the soil well, then pull out the weeds.
c) Shape the shrubs.
d) Edge your flowerbeds like a pro… for free. My tutorial is HERE.
e) Fluff up the soil, or better yet, top it up each year.
(then water the soil so it looks even more fertile for pictures… but don't tell a soul)
Oh thank goodness for perennials…
8. No beach nearby? Pull off that summertime vibe by using a pool ladder for your trampoline… that you no longer use either.
or better…
9. Get rid of the trampoline and ladder.
Anyone local want them? Must have truck….
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Not a weed in sight. Even the soil at the base of the trees got cleaned up! So proud.
10. Running a landscape tie against the base of a row of trees is an easy way to keep things cleaned up.
11. Seriously… the best and final tip is to edge your flowerbeds on a curve for free with just a half moon edger.
It will give you an upscale finished look that will blow you away!
How to edge your flowerbeds like a pro… read it HERE.
Ahhh. Better!
The flowerbeds are far from perfect. They are still flowerless. But at least they are CLEAN!
And now ready for more.
Now… to start the front yard cleanup. Sigh…
Just for fun, here's a post where my yard has never looked better…. it was a good year! Read it HERE.
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How To Clear An Overgrown Flower Bed
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