We finished this project yesterday and now I finally have a chance to get the results online! We pruned the taxus bushes into a shapely new form, added 4 perennials and a dozen annuals. We decided not to use any pre-emergents (such as preen) or fertilizer as the soil seemed rich with nutrients.

We removed plastic landscape edging from the entire outline of the beds. Then used a spade to carve a new edge around the project. This gives the bed a sharp, clean cut appearance. This is easy to do just take a spade and angle it at 45 degrees (handle facing toward you) and kick it in toward the bed. To get a clean edge you will take a little lawn and dirt out of commission. Simply break the grass away from the dirt and be sure the grass is removed from the beds, as it will quickly reseed. Grass growing in your landscaping beds is something you don’t want to experience (supposing it hadn’t happened to you already). See the landscape from another angle here

Tune back in..We are almost finished with another handyman project here in Fort Wayne, Indiana!