I can honestly say this has been one of my favorite days of the project! The older I get, the more I appreciate spending time outside landscaping. For anyone local to the CSRA, we highly recommend Southern Carolina Palms and More. They were fantastic, had great prices, and even offer business accounts.
At first, it felt a bit overwhelming, but Brian and I had made a plan the night before and had to refocus ourselves several times throughout the day, lol. We spent the morning at the nursery, and by mid-morning, we were back home laying out the plants. By the end of the day, we had everything in the ground and started watering. I even went ahead and dressed up the flower boxes with some extra stuff I had from our personal homes stash. So happy with how this is turning out.
With a vacation coming up in a few days, we left Eric in charge of finishing up the pine straw and putting the final touches on the front yard. Can't wait to see how it all looks when we return!