Brick laying today for my new Hosta bed.

[Ruth n Jersey]

Beautiful day today. I am enlarging an existing Hosta bed. I am using bricks for a border. I know there should be some sort of footing underneath but that's just not possible now. I found they do not heave in the winter as much if I put them in long ways instead of like a triangle. Not as pretty though. I put the Hosta's in before the border because the leaves hadn't unfurled yet and I wanted it to look nice this summer. Slow but sure. I also picked my first spring time bouquet. I have a large bed of Lillie's of the Valley and I love their scent. If the weather holds out and my old bones as well, I will lay the last of the bricks tomorrow.

 

[Shalimar]

Beautiful!

 

[Bobw235]

Very nice. Fun to do these kinds of projects.

 

[NancyNGA]

Nice project Ruth. Looks like fun. Please post a picture when you get it the way you want it.

 

[fureverywhere]

Pretty pictures, wish I lived closer so I could help laying the bricks though...getting bricks and stones to set just right is hard work.

 

[Buckeye]

Looks great!

 

[SeaBreeze]

Lovely Ruth! Lily of the Valley was my mother's favorite scent. :sentimental:

 

[debbie in seattle]

Beautiful!

 

[jnos]

Oh, how pretty, Ruth. I grew hostas in Minnesota without trying. Here, I've given up. I apparently don't have the right spot for them to thrive. Love your lilies of the valley too. I have a few of those but they're pretty much hidden in a bushy tree area. I can still find one or two to smell though!