As some of you know, our condo (42 units) is having a major, and much needed landscaping job done. I thought I might share some of our beautiful new look with y'all. It's still a work in progress. Mulch to be put down, and the north east corner will be turned into a gorgeous rock garden (hopefully in the next couple of days). Lots of lovely new plants though, many of which are flowering. I requested shades of red and purple, as I want to attract hummingbirds if possible, and butterflies.

So, here's a small part of the project. I hope you enjoy it.

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Northeast corner before (but after new topsoil in place)

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Northeast corner now!!

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What I see when I look down from the catwalk, or come down the stairs.

This particular area is right under my bedroom windows, and is also visible when I walk out my front door. It was a wasteland that contained nothing but one palm tree in the corner, and some grass that was flattened and beaten down from people using that corner as a short cut from their cars, rather than walking on the pavement.

There's so much planted there now, that there's no chance of walking across it, so now they'll have to walk around it all.

The corner that contains that palm tree is about to become a huge rock garden. That and the red mulch (not down yet) should really make all those gorgeous new plants just pop!!

I can't stop grinning at my wonderful new jungle.