Mailbox Makeover

June 2013

With everything needing attention, I thought I could get a lot of satisfaction from a bed under the mailbox.  There were no flowers any where - except some Stella-doras that are hidden under overgrown evergreens.  I wanted something simple, but something that would give me, and the people driving by, a punch of color.  To be deeply honest, I also wanted to show the neighbors that we were here and will work to make this house look good!!!  The outside has been maintained but NEVER loved.

Flowers for front Mailbox

I would love to have that whole strip of grass in bright flowers…but I must be patient.  Hubby agreed to create a bed with some edging that we found around the house.  The hardest part is ripping out the sod.  My mom and I went shopping and picked out the colors.  Orange and Purple.  The 3 pots are Rudbeckia -Black-eyed susans.  Hopefully they will fill in to make a circle around the mailbox.

Making a bed

We staked out where the center of the holes will be for the flowers.  I was very proud of myself for remembering to leave the back of the mailbox empty to give us foot space to get the mail.  It's a simple idea, but I do get carried away with the visions of summer blooms!

Mailbox flower bed: 3 Black-eyed susans and 2 flats of Sweet Alyssum Royal carpet Purple

I sent Hubby out get mulch and he came back with giant mulch shavings.  Neither of us were happy with it - but we used it anyway to call the project done.   It feels so good to start and finish a project in one day.  The morning after I always venture out with my coffee cup and admire our work. I'm eager to see it all fill in.