Saturday, James and I went to Lowes to pick up something and when we drove up they were unloading the prettiest pallets of sod that you have ever laid your eyes on! Now James and I have plenty of experience with sod having laid it at two houses. Sod also gave me nightmares about inmates in the parish jail, but that's a story for another day.
Not only was this sod beautiful, subtropical storm Alberto was headed our way and its rain would give the sod a great start. We have a little sitting area in our front yard that is perfect for sitting and swinging while you wait for your husband to get home at the end of the day or to wait for your daughter to drive up with your grandbaby. Anyway, we bought 20 pieces of sod to try as a test run, because, you see, this sod was going in a place that we both knew was too shady. Therein lies the folly.
To make the sod cover more area, I mixed it in with some remaining bricks and concrete pavers from last week's project. I mimicked the same medallion in an effort to avoid too many separate designs in this landscape and ending up with a random, messy look.
But St. Augustine grass needs at least 4 hours of sun per day to thrive. Ours will only ever get lightly dappled sun. As a Master Gardener, I should know better. As a Master Gardener, I should not be ruled by defiant determination. As a Master Gardener, I should be ashamed of this folly.
But what if .....
Until tomorrow,
Shelli
Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo)
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right.
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right.
-The Beatles
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