I spent Tuesday afternoon wandering about the garden section of our nearest Home Depot. I don’t garden, but Studly Doright has promised we’ll fix up our courtyard area this week. And not a moment too soon–I feared hurricane cleanup crews were going to mistake our residence for a disaster area and begin removing debris from the premises.
Studly and I have a great many ideas for improving the courtyard-style entryway. A few of them are even approximately the same.
I know that on the right side I want a garden of low maintenance potted plants and a small potting bench, with a scattering of stepping stones similar to these:
I picture the area as welcoming, and not at all formal. Studly and I can’t quite agree on the material to cover the ground. Do we want mulch or river rocks?
If we go with river rocks, I think dark ones will look spiffy with the red brick of our home.
And the plants? I just have no idea. The area receives full sunlight for most of the day, so something that will grow well receiving the sun’s ardent attention is a must.
We are edging into fall here in Florida, so I’ll need to take that into consideration. Thank goodness for Google and YouTube and every other modern resource at my fingertips. But if any real gardeners have suggestions I’d love to hear from you.
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Sorry, no useful suggestions- we are on the edge between climate zone 6 and 7. You are probably 8 and maybe 9. Our habitats are not congruent.
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Our local nurseries seem very helpful in this regard. I don’t quite trust the big chain stores like Home Depot for planting suggestions, but I’ll most likely buy benches and stepping stones from them.
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Look on Pinterest, find easy to build benches, and make your own!
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I’m only the under under gardener, and not good at pots, I’m afraid; but I’m sure you will work it out
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I’m just glad you read it!
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I’m afraid my only horticultural talent is for accidentally killing plants. The stuff you photographed looked nice, though. As some of the other commenters said, there’s sure to be some information on the Internet somewhere about how to set things up. 🙂
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It’s going to be yuuuuge! The best garden ever! I’m going to get Mexico to pay for it, you know.
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Ah, if you’re going to follow his method, be sure to emblazon your name across every inch of your garden. 🙂
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Already working on it.
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😀
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