OMG, makes me want to take a nap just thinking about it. Post pics!
Annette

600 plants???!!! OOOOOHHHHHH - I'm tired already! But just think of the beautiful end result!

Sorry you're so far away, would love to stop by and help you. Sounds like a fantastic time! And just think, as an added bonus you'll have planted so many plants, you'll be doing it in your sleep! LOL! Good luck! Hope you'll post pics.

Donna

Coombs,
make sure there is a local hospital nearby.
Manfred

Yeah, wish I could come help, or at least sit by and cheer.

My DH, however, blanched when I read your message aloud.

He's leaving town tomorrow, and stories like this might scare him into not coming back.

I'd like to watch too! Congratulations on such an ambitious project. Don't forget to map it.

Thanks everyone. It is an ambitious project....but not so big compared to the 9000 gallon koi pond I build myself a couple of years ago!! And at least this project is in the shade so I can work in it all summer long. There is a good wet spot next to this shade garden. Ground water runs in there year round. So some day, there will be a nice 1/4 acre pond running up right next to the shade garden. There are some wonderful wild gingers and large ferns growing at the edge of the wet spot that I will try to preserve. We will also build a nice gazebo next to the pond. I can picture it all in my head. The only bad thing about owning acreage is that you never run out of ambitious projects. There is always room to plan out something else big. LOL!!

I'll post some pics after this weekend's progress.

My H would move to a condo tomorrow if I told him I wanted to do any more landscaping in our garden!

You go girl!!!!!

Connie

Woohoo!! Got another load yesterday....so now I have two spare dump truck loads of this stuff sitting here. We planted 2 large pecan trees at each end of the drive and now I am gonna fill in between them with Willow Oaks. I think I have about 750' of driveway, which will take about 50 trees for each side. They are small...only 3 gallon sized, but cost nearly nothing last year as bare-root trees. In a few years....MORE shade gardens under the trees!! YAY!!

Whoa, that's a lot of crap. Sounds like a big project to me. You want me to come down there and help? Might even bring you a new hosta or 2.

That will be a fantastic garden when it's done! Congrats!

Better thee than me! I would hate to have to dig out my hostas growing on the sides of my hillside garden. Some of them are huge! Good luck,and don't hurt yourself! Phil