We started on the shade garden, next to a little patio and put in some wild ginger, hostas, and shade-loving wildflowers. After a bit of mulch and some in-depth watering, the plot looked wonderful. We all headed into the lounge for some sugar rush (I brough Rice Crispy Treats) and then headed out to the "new flower bed" location by the covered arena. Now this may sound like it would have been an easy job, but it was not. Three times previously, the area was packed to prevent erosion- but none of us knew this going in.
After 2 hours we were exahusted and a bit discouraged, we cleared a 2x4" area but had much more to go. Breaking for lunch we discussed the issue and learned some more tid-bits about the equestrian center. Around 2pm I headed home and took it easy for the rest of the day.
