Yup, we’ve been digging. And my arms are sore. But they don’t look like Madonnas yet so it couldn’t have been that bad. We still have a ton of things to do outside, so this is one of those it’ll-take-years-things, and not a ta-da-here’s-the-after-by-the-end-of-the-post things, but it’s nice to focus on one small area at a time to keep from getting overwhelmed (last year we limbed up the magnolia, transplanted/removed a lot of the bushes, and painted the front door). And for this installment of Petersiks Vs. Wild, we tackled the sad little garden bed to the right of the front porch:
If you look closely, you’ll see what looks like a rectangular brick patio on the right half of the garden bed, which prevents us from planting anything there. But for reasons of balance, function, and curb appeal it had to go.
So $herdog got her shovel on:
The brick wasn’t mortared together or anything, so it was easy enough to dig one out and free up the next brick, one by one. It wasn’t exactly quick work or light work (I must have carried 100 bricks to make a neat pile next to the carport) but it was nice to start clearing things out. As for what we’ll do with those bricks, we’ll either use them somewhere else down the line or craigslist them. We’ll keep you posted.
Meanwhile John started digging up the liriope on the side of the garden bed right next to the porch as Clara played with all of her friends nearby. No she doesn’t have invisible friends, the girl actually loves worms. She loves talking to them, waving at them, and crouching down to watch them wiggle. It’s weird yet hilarious and adorable. Whenever John or I found them while digging we’d just gently put them in front of Clara so she could watch them inch by (at this point we were both wearing gloves mind you, $herdog doesn’t palm worms).
The liriope was a beast. Check out this sod-like run of tangled roots he dug up in a strip:
Then we found what we thought was the mother of all worms but actually was a tiny garden snake. So snake alert- don’t scroll down and look at John’s comical expression if you have nightmares about those guys. Although, if you’re gonna see a snake, this one’s pretty small. John was flashing a smile and I said “look scared” so he gave me one of these:
After about four hours we had our little 13 x 7′ zone stripped down and ready for some actual plant-life (it always looks less wide in photos for some reason- probably because I can’t exactly take aerial shots being 5’2″ and all).
It took us a while of hunting around at a bunch of nurseries and places like Home Depot to find two more things to add to this part-shade garden with the otto luyken laurels we planted here. We usually go for a group of the same thing (or at least try to repeat a few things), but we fell in love with the idea of a feathery little maple and a sweet white-flower-covered shrub (which we also planted around our first house’s perimeter) so we just went for it.
We looked at some red maples but thought they’d blend into the red brick too much (and some would get too big). But this feathery green one (a virdis laceleaf) had us at hello. It’s a small dwarf version that’s great for a 7 foot deep bed in front of a house (it will only get 6′ tall, and is often recommended for a house’s perimeter since it has a small root base and can easily be trimmed if it crowds the house). We planted it almost 4′ from the house, so although it looks more cramped in the pics, there’s lots of room for him to fill in.
The small flower-covered bush in the middle is a Dwarf Pieris Japonica Variagated, which only gets to be 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide (so it’ll just get around 6″ wider on all sides). It’s covered in white flowers in the spring and is a pretty leafy shrub for the rest of the time. It also works in part shade like the maple so it just felt like they were meant to be. And they both have a one year warranty so we have high hopes for their survival.
So yeah, there are lots of rules of gardening (like “group a bunch of the same type of plants, repeated three or five times since odd numbers are great”) but in the end our two rules were: 1) pick plants you love – no placeholders allowed and 2) make sure they’re right for the spot and that you plant them with the recommended amount of room around them and sun on them – so you don’t end up crying over dead plants or having to dig them up to place them more thoughtfully
We remembered doing some yard work in the back yard at our first house and in the first few years we just bought whatever was cheapest or seemed like a quick fix instead of really thinking things through and holding out for stuff we loved. And it either ended up dying because it was wrong for the place we put it or we ended up wishing we had put the money/time towards something we actually liked a bit more. So we learned our lesson and course corrected just in time to redo the front yard there, which we really loved. But back to our planting project. We dug in our new tree and our bush following the directions on the tag (read them! they help you know how to space them, how big to make the hole, how to break up the roots, what to add to the soil, how often to water, etc).
And speaking of spacing, we originally planned to pop two annuals in front while we wait for things to fill in (everything will grow a foot or two over time, but thanks to proper spacing it shouldn’t get crazy/crowded). But while we were at the nursery we saw these inexpensive perennials called Garden Variagated Dead Nettle. They only get 6-8″ wide and tall, so they won’t overwhelm our little garden- and they should be easy to dig up down the line if things fill in and we’d rather move them somewhere else. The great thing about these little purple flowering guys is that they bloom in the spring and summer year after year (instead of just for one year and die like annuals). And they work well in part shade. Holla!
Once they were planted and everything was mulched to keep the weeds away (and keep them nice and moist between waterings), we were really happy with our small side garden.
And now for some plant-tastic detail shots. No allergy meds required:
Shucks, they’re sweet. All told, it probably took us about seven total hours of work (done sometimes with Clara and her worm friends nearby and sometimes while she napped) to go from raw and bare…
… to this not-grown-in-yet-but-much-better result. But we hope these guys will fill in a bit more and live here for the next few decades, just doing their thing. So a little work up front will hopefully pay off. We’ll keep ya posted!
It’s funny how much smaller this planting bed looks in the pics. Doesn’t it look 4 feet deep in these shots or something? Meanwhile, all the plants in the back are almost four feet from the house and the whole bed is 13 feet wide by 7 feet deep. Oh and here’s a tip we learned in our last house from a master gardener: it’s always good to place things a bit further out from the roof overhang so roots don’t mess with your foundation, so runoff doesn’t flood your new plants, and so they get a bit of sun instead of always being in the shade of the awning.
Now the plan is to attack the garden on the other side of the porch while Clara’s out there whispering “wooooorms? where the worms go?” We’re also starting to plan our big deck project (we called in Miss Utility to make sure there’s nothing dangerous in the ground and then need to get a permit). So that’s on the docket along with finishing our bathroom and hopefully tackling more Dude Get On That Already things. Ah, spring. It never fails to get us excited to hop from project to project, Easter-bunny style. Speaking of which, what did you guys do this weekend? We got to see a bunch of our family (including Clara’s youngest cousin Ben who is just six months old) and had a grand old time. Lots to be thankful for. We owe you a Young House Life post about it soon. Hope you guys had the perfect mixture of family, food, and DIY fun.
Stephanie says
Looks great ! What a difference pulling up the brick made!
Lindsay says
Did Clara get to see the snake?
YoungHouseLove says
She was napping then! Poor girl! But it was probably for the best since she’d probably want to keep it as a pet or something!
xo,
s
Jaz says
Aww, that is so sweet that Clara likes to hang out with the worms. …so nice of you to save them for her, too! :-)
Your landscaping looks great! I love the choices. Here in Colorado, we’re itching to begin the planting season…soon, I hope.
Thanks for sharing and ENJOY!
verucaamish says
GAH! What is John doing playing with snakes? Is he trying to make you a widow? Great choice on the maple.
Jessica says
Love the new look and plants. For me gardening just feels like something that is helpful to the soul. I really hope that your dwarf maple will stay that way. I have one in my backyard that was supposed to be dwarf and is now over fifteen feet tall.
Jillian {Her Split Ends} says
Loving it!! How much fun is it to get out and play in the dirt ;) How about using some of those bricks to make a border around some of your new garden beds??
Happy Planting!!
~ Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
YoungHouseLove says
We thought about that and wondered if we could make some raised beds in the back with them. Since the house is all brick with a brick porch we’re sort of on brick overload so we like the front gardens without bricks in them too! Haha.
xo,
s
Jillian {Her Split Ends} says
Love the raised bed idea!! They look fantastic AND i’ve heard prevent weeds…save that arm strength for something other then pulling weeds ;)
Cheers
~ Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
Chelsea in Richmond says
We spent the weekend cleaning up our back yard, planting our 2 veggie beds and planting raspberries, rhubarb and a fig tree. So excited to get moving on things!
Sherry- I sent you an email last week about Holly bushes but I didn’t hear back from you so maybe it didn’t go through? Since you mentioned holly bushes in your post last week, I wanted to let you know we have 2 in our backyard that we want to get rid of. They are healthy and pretty, but just not part of our future plans. Let me know if you would like them! cabh123 at gmail.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks so much Chelsea! We’re buried in email but hope to get to it soon! We think we’re ok for now on the whole holly thing (we’re trying to tackle front stuff first and don’t have a way to haul big prickly holly bushes anyway right now) but you’re so sweet to offer! Thanks again!
xo,
s
Courtney says
We just moved into a new (to us) house that had a little brick section right next to the house too. Our home inspector wanted us to get rid of it ASAP because it acts like a sliding board for rain into the foundation of the house. So, in addition to making the flower bed look great, your probably did your foundation a favor too!
Also, our two year old loved worms too. He is fond of putting a red blanket over himself and slithering around the house shouting, “I’m a worm! I’m a worm!”
YoungHouseLove says
Wow- so glad to hear that! Didn’t even think about that! And your two year old sounds adorable! I can’t wait for Clara’s worm impersonations!
xo,
s
Kristina says
Did you see that emily henderson gave you a shout out on her blog? What she says is true, you guys are great.
YoungHouseLove says
So crazy!
xo,
s
Deb says
You are doing a great job !I just want to warn you of the potential dangers of the location of your gutter downspout,it happened to us ,our hardwood floors started rolling(warping),keep an eye out of how much water will pour into that corner and then under your house ,good luck !
YoungHouseLove says
We actually have an underground drain connected to that downspout that pulls the water way away from the house and directs it down the yard into the drainage ditch near the road. See that black tube on the bottom? It goes underground and pulls the water away from the house! So sorry your hardwoods started warping!
xo,
s
jeannette says
$herdog doesn’t palm worms
….this could be the title of your memoirs.
YoungHouseLove says
Totally! Haha.
xo,
s
Kelli says
Looks great! We are in the midst of landscaping…or at least talking about it! I have no eye for these things. I love the look of the dwarf maple. What was a ballpark price of it? Did you get it at a nursery or at HD?
YoungHouseLove says
It was $60 at a nursery. Lots were $100 so we thought it was a good deal! So glad for the warranty.
xo,
s
Jordan@the2seasons says
Looks great. I feel your pain I was out pulling ivy in our front yard all weekend. Hey at least we don’t have to feel guilty eating ice cream since we all used our muscles!
Melanie says
My husband and I dug out/sledge hammered the 80-foot brick walkway in front of our house this weekend! It was falling apart in spots and was treacherous to walk on. Now we’ve got just the concrete sidewalk that was underneath. We ended up with at least 600 brick pavers that we gave away on Craigslist. Arms/legs/back are so sore today!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! Congrats!
xo,
s
jacqueline says
Great job with the planting! I really love your plant choices. Living in Winnipeg in a Zone 3, we don’t have the same options that you do. Thought of you guys this weekend, inspired by your post on frosted window film, I finally did the upstairs bathroom window. Finally got rid of the hideous burgundy miniblinds (aka dust trap). The film went on bubble free and the room looks so bright now. Thanks for the tips and the inspiration.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, so glad!
xo,
s
Jen says
Hey, not sure if anyone already said this, but the andromeda (japonica) you planted is toxic to dogs and cats, so keep an eye on Burger around it. Everything looks great! Love the maple.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip! We had them around our first house as well, but he never bothered to check them out!
xo,
s
Bethany says
John, are you growing a beard? The snake close up makes it look like you have your own little side project going on. I say go for it and looking forward to seeing mountain man John in future posts.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, my man has scruff from time to time. No beard though!
xo,
s
Ty Lee says
Much better! I’m surprised that didn’t get done sooner, considering how visible that area is! It didn’t look terrible in the first place (oh lord, have I seen worse…) but it’s amazing how a few non-dead plants and some mulch can go a long way!
Clara and her worm friends are adorable! What worms are to Clara, slugs are to my son Jonah. He even insisted on making little clay sluggy sculptures, complete with “antennies”. He loves the “baby” slugs the most, and the guy can see a tiny slug in a pile of dirt a mile away and then squeals, at about 1000 decibels, “Look mommy, a SLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGG!” Silly me, I always insist there isn’t a slug (when will I learn?) and he will drag me out into the mud and lo and behold, a tiny 1 1/2 inch slug, just chillin’, doing it’s slug thang. The kid’s got some sort of slug radar system built into that curly head of his, I swear.
(Yeah, my kid is weird. And by weird I mean awesome.)
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!
xo,
s
K @ RiverCityFashion says
Adorable! 2 comments that I’ve learned north of the river: 1. if you put down several layers of newspaper under the mulch, it’ll eventually biodegrade, but prevent weeds & grass for several more years than just mulch (I love doing things the easy way!) and 2. Really consider saving the brick for awhile! My parents did that, and when they changed the windows on their brick home, having those extra bricks made the window rearranging look like it had always been there. So just in case you decide you need a new window, door, etc. Or for when you turn the carport into a garage! But as always – love these upgrades :)
YoungHouseLove says
So smart! Never thought about reusing the brick for the carport but it could totally come in handy!
xo,
s
Esther says
your posts make me want to get my gardening gloves on and work it (like $herdog). But I live in northernish Canada so snow is still on the ground, and green houses have not opened their doors yet. BTW your yard is looking soo much better! Enjoy :-)
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Esther! Hope spring comes soon for ya!
xo,
s
almk42 says
Do you guys put any plastic down in your beds when you’re re-planting to keep the weeds out? Or just plants and mulch?
YoungHouseLove says
Just plants and mulch. We tried it once but weeds grew right on top of it anyway! Haha.
xo,
s
lisa says
The snake photo makes it a little bit hard to tell, but I think that might be a redbelly snake:
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/?s=030042
They are generally quite docile and don’t have big enough mouths to bite anyone, so they are great snakes for even people who don’t love snakes. They mostly eat worms and slugs, so it looks like he/she had found a good place to live.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, I knew he was nice! He tried to “hug” John’s hand while he was holding him (sort of looked like he was trying to strangle his finger, but John said it didn’t hurt- haha).
xo,
s
Lina says
Looks Great!
Laura says
Looks better already! Things always take longer than expected. I can’t wait for the weather to warm up a bit here so I can get going on our landscape list.
Does an Antihistamine help your allergies?
Laura
http://cookiecrumbsandsawdust.blogspot.com/
YoungHouseLove says
I have tried a bunch of things and the only stuff that works for me is Allegra D but I have heard the D stuff in it isn’t the best for ya, so I try to abstain when I can. Haven’t had any for a few years, but it used to be great (before I got prego with Clara- haha). But just a regular antihistamine doesn’t work for me. Even tried the local honey thing but since I have tree pollen allergies and bees use pollen from flowers it doesn’t work for me either.
xo,
s
jessica says
It looks great! I am really enjoying the outdoor articles you have been writing. We just re-did our backyard and I have been wondering why I don’t have Madonna arms either.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, thanks Jessica! Sometimes it’s frustrating how long these small makeovers take, but we can’t wait until they add up to something great over time! Still waiting for my Madonna arms…
xo,
s
Sue says
Oh wow, so pretty. I love that feathery-looking maple and the dead nettles.
But sorry, I can’t get past the snake. What did you do with him? Did you show him to Clara and explain the difference?
YoungHouseLove says
Clara was napping, so we just let him slither away to another garden on the far side of the house after we took a pic!
xo,
s
Lisa in Seattle says
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of how adorable Clara is! She’s the Worm Whisperer!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, she totally is!
xo,
s
Suzanne says
I have ALL those plants in my garden and can attest that they are practically impossible to kill. It looks great!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! Now that’s what I love to hear!
xo,
s
Sabina says
Dwarf Pieris Japonica Variagated is also called a lily of the valley bush and if you look closely, it does look like lilly of the valley flower. We’re just north of you in Woodbridge, VA and we have both teh Japonica and the Otto Luyken and both are THRIVING! Best of luck with the green thumbs!
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! That’s so good to hear!
xo,
s
Sherrie says
The garden is looking good. However, I’ve grown the variegated pieris japonica and I don’t think that’s what you have, though it definitely looks like pieris japonica. On the variegated pieris I grew, all the leaves have striking green and white variegation. It’s a beautiful plant, but I haven’t seen it in the nurseries in a while.
YoungHouseLove says
Sounds so pretty!!
xo,
s
Jenn says
OH NO!!! Be careful on the Dead Nettle! It’s related to mint and goes everywhere (with it’s little underground tunneling system)!! We have had a TON in our grass, and there is nothing you can buy that will kill it, we had to pay someone (which hurt, because we try to do everything ourselves, we just couldn’t get anything strong enough.) Though it is very pretty, (I love how the leaves get darker toward the top) it can take over QUICKLY! I’d imagine that it would be best in a potted area where it can be contained, or in an area like you all planted it, where there is a defined break (cement) between its roots and your grass. Just be sure that if you start seeing some come up in your grass (seeds that are disbursed) you are proactive about getting them out quick!
YoungHouseLove says
Ours isn’t the spreading kind! This is a contained type that mounds instead of spreading and just gets 6-8″ wide and high. Whew!
xo,
s
gina says
Looks Great!
And Sexaaay John…. and his guns!
I love yall, and all that yall do!
AND Burger too!!
xoxo
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- thanks Gina!
xo,
s
alg at rental house rules says
Looks great! Tackling a flower bed is so satisfying somehow.
I myself am doing a little container gardening prep :)
Been wondering how the Burgermeister is doing…?
YoungHouseLove says
He’s back to his normal self, thank goodness! SO glad he’s ok!
xo,
s
Kathleen says
Holy coincident, Batman! I was transplanting some liriope yesterday, and a coral striped snake about 18″ long crawled out. Not sure if it was a Coral snake (poisonous) or a King snake (not poisonous), but it’s one of the hazards of living in Florida. Didn’t you hear me screaming?
YoungHouseLove says
Wow- scary!! Might have even heard you screaming. Haha.
xo,
s
Bran says
Okay, I have garden envy that you were able to do all of that in 7 hours. This Friday we blithely bought 10 clumping 5-gallon bamboo (desperately need some privacy for fishbowl subdivision house) at a farm on our way to the Round Top Antique Fair. So, in our ignorance, we spent a day of shopping, foot blisters and sunburns not thinking that it would be followed by a Saturday of digging, hand blisters and more sunburns. But hey, in our similar 7 hours of yard work we made a dent…about 10 holes, all of 3 inches deep. Also known as, bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeepity bleep bleeeep bleeeping Texas caliche clay soil! So now we know, and next weekend it’s off to Home Depot for a jackhammer. Mad props btw to Clara for her earthworm courage. Every time I found one this weekend, I had to call hubs over to remove it. Thank you for all you do for my garden earthworm…now begone from my sight.
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, that clay soil sounds so hard! Good luck with the hackhammer!
xo,
s
Kasey M. says
This year I prepared dinner for my family for the first time. Making dinner on a major holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter for my family) is one of those milestones to adulthood in my mind. Yay for being a grown up!
Oh and everything made it to the table warm and unburnt! Success :D
YoungHouseLove says
Congrats Kasey! Such a milestone!
xo,
s
Hannah says
I remember “gardening” with my dad growing up. He would find toads, frogs, and snakes, and every once in a while a turtle (we lived near a few ponds so they would wander into our yard).
My favorite story would have to be when my dad was planting tulip bulbs. My brother went around digging them up, and I tried to reburry them. Haha, nothing like planting the same bulbs multipule times!
Like Clara, I also used to watch/play with the worms–especially after it rained (and now I feel bad for the worms on the sidewalk that accidentally get squashed).
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, that’s such a funny story with the bulbs!
xo,
s
Elizabeth B says
Are you guys still planning on painting the exterior of the house (the small non-brick area)? I know you tested colors a while ago (maybe pre-winter?) but wasn’t sure if you were still feeling it now that the weather is nice :)
YoungHouseLove says
It’s definitely still on the list, although with a few new neighbors upping their curb appeal game we feel the pressure to get our garden beds looking better first! The color of the house as-is isn’t too bad, so we figure painting the siding around the porch might be something we tackle after we have the front yard under control! Haha.
xo,
s
Laurie says
Sherry,
You mentioned more than once the depth of the bed being deceiving. Could you take a pic fromt he driveway to show the spacing of the plants from the house? Thanks
YoungHouseLove says
They’re almost 4 feet away from the house. Sometimes it’s just easier to say the bed is this size and the plants are x amount away from the wall than to add more pics to a post or retake pics after you realize it looks different than it does in person (for example right now half the garden is in shade so pics would look terrible). Maybe once we’re all done with lots of curb appeal stuff we’ll take nice wide photos from lots of vantage points (the side, the curb, etc). Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Nora says
I love dead nettle. I often wonder if it gets passed up at the greenhouse because of its less-than-auspicious name.
Marianne says
What a difference! Snakes make me want to puke. If I found one in my garden I think I would never garden again. Fingers crossed it never happens because I love to garden!
Debbie @ My Little Mess says
The bed looks a million times better! I recently planted two rose bushes and a bunch of other flowers in the front of my house. I don’t have much of a green thumb so I’m hoping they survive the summer…
YoungHouseLove says
Here’s hoping! I bet they will!
xo,
s
Jenne says
Don’t ever pay for dead nettle! I rip it out by the handful up here in Chicago, and will happily dig it out carefully and send you as much as you want! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, thanks! This is the mounding version of it (not the spreading version) so I wonder if it’s harder to come by? We love that it won’t spread or take over the garden!
xo,
s
Beth C says
It’s looking great, guys! We started on our veggie garden over the weekend. Last year’s didn’t turn out very well, but I’m hopeful that this year we’ll have a bumper crop!
YoungHouseLove says
Good luck Beth! I bet this year’s will be great!
xo,
s
cindy says
What a difference!!! Love how it looks!!!
I also played with lots of mulch this weekend…16 cu. ft in total in a lovely shade a red…plus lots of weeding…hubby finished the front and back..adding seed in the bare spots…now we wait to see if the grass takes…next on the list is painting an iron railing that is rusted…lots of work but very satisfying :)
YoungHouseLove says
Good luck Cindy! Love hearing what you guys have been up to!
xo,
s
Wendi @ A Southern Yogi says
I had that same issue with my yard – when I started digging in my flower beds, I found all of these bricks! So I finally got them up – found a tree stump, and some random big rocks, and we got everything planted.
Emily says
All the talk of worms reminds me of a story my parents told…a few years ago, they were digging a fairly large new garden bed. Some of the neighbor’s kids came over to ask what they were doing. Off the top of his head, my dad told them he had lost his pet worm “Sabadab” and that he was looking for him. The kids were fascinated and stayed around for hours helping to find Sabadab the worm! (Of course, they found several others in the process, all of which my dad carefully examined and declared not to be his lost pet)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- that’s hilarious! I love your dad.
xo,
s
Sarah says
You motivated me to get out to my gardens this weekend. So far the veggie garden is in, front garden is weeded and edged, and the lawn is raked. Hard work though, wowee my back is aching today. Glad I didn’t have to juggle bricks!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, you’re lucky! Sounds like your lawn is looking great!
xo,
s
Brandi says
Just an FYI on the “dead” nettles, they ain’t so dead! I had them in flower boxes for years, and while they looked beautiful, they left me rashy after spending any amount of time handling them. Something to keep in mind for Clara :)
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip Brandi! We hear there are different types of nettles (stinging nettles and dead nettles) so we hope ours are ok! We haven’t had any rash going on so maybe you had the stinging kind?
xo,
s
Annalea says
Great job! I love your choices . . . kinda partial to little maples and deadnettle, am I. (Although I call it lamium, which is the genus name.) Odds are it’ll spread slowly, as it’s a wonderful ground cover, but it’s not hard to keep in check if you want it contained.
One allergy tip: histamine is a “water peace keeper” in your body. When water levels get low, histamine skyrockets, and so do allergic reactions. So, use nature’s anti-histamine: water! Drink as much as you can stand (24-32oz) over the half hour or so before you go outside, and I think you’ll be amazed. It works for me every. time. (And I get serious waterworks/stuffiness when the pollen flies.) Good luck!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip Analea! Someone else told me this along with cutting dairy and caffeine and it does seem to help!
xo,
s
heather says
AWESOME tip! Thank you. I’m sensitive to hay – but we have to hay the fields every year! I will definitely be trying this.