Now I can put up all of my own light fixtures and free Chris up to do other projects that are.

Chris poked in this random hummingbird garden ornament that he found in the garage and that just added to the sad-looking mess.We decided to tackle the garden a couple of weeks ago.

We don’t have a lot (or any) time for upkeep throughout the Summer this year so our plan was to:.a) Fill up as much space with plants as possible to help smother the weeds.. and.b) Work towards creating a garden that’s full enough with plants that the weeds that do come through aren’t very noticeable at all.. A garden like that takes a lot of years to build up, but we were able to lay the ground work for what this garden will be in the future in just one afternoon..

Eventually, we’re aiming for something that looks like this:.This photo came from American Meadows.

The garden is full, full, full and little bit wild-looking.

We did have a lot of big mature plants like this at our old house and I can’t wait to get back to that stage of gardening here..I always find a lot to love about my home, but the bad kind of outweighs the good a lot of the time.

There’s just a whole lot of ugly going on in terms of old finishes, damaged walls and floors, half started projects and things that just need love.The fact is though, when you’re renovating, you’re going to have to live with all kinds of ugly when you run out of time to get something done right away.

If you learn which state of ugly you’re most comfortable with, you can plan a little bit for where you can stop and take a brake without losing your mind and feeling like you need to give up sleeping to get a project done.I’ve discovered that I’m really comfortable with walls ripped back to the bare studs, or even just plain drywall and plywood floors.