Garden Party

I don't know what possessed me today. I was happily lounging around reading my book when I got this crazy urge to go out and dig up another flower bed in my yard. So I did. Actually, there was a very good reason for this... I have a peonies bush in my front yard that was hidden under two shrubs. I don't know how it grows, or how it got any sunlight. I was told that after they flower you can move them. So, that's what I did! I dug up another flower bed, rimmed it with edging, built it up with dirt, mulched it, and finally dug up the peonies and replaced it in the new bed. I also bought a false spirea, a phlox, and a hosta.
While I was planting my plants, my hubby redid the bottom of our gutters so that they run into these nice stone spouts. They look great! While he was doing that my mom and grandmother showed up. They helped me with my planting and then my mom started to trim the hedges with the electric clippers. My grandmother helped me and then she started weeding my yard. My hubby finished the hedges for us and us ladies cleaned up the trimmings while he worked. I'm so excited about how my backyard is turning out. I learned that it takes a lot of hard work to make it look nice. I'm not done making it into my own garden retreat yet, but I'm getting there!
Tomorrow my grandmother flies back to Florida. We all went out to dinner tonight and Hubby had to say good bye tonight since his vacation is over tomorrow as well. I'll go to the airport with my mom to say good bye. It was really nice to have her here with us for these past two weeks.