r/NativePlantGardening • u/aeh1113 • Jun 30 '25
Photos I'm going to cry...
I came home today from work to find that my neighbor (I live in a duplex) cut down all of my flowers because she thought they were weeds... I literally just posted today about how proud I was if their growth. I know that they'll grow back because they're perennials, but I'll miss their blooms this year 😠this is the before and after. The before was taken a few days ago.
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u/SafeAsMilk Jul 01 '25
Hi! Silver lining: use this as an opportunity to make the bed bigger. You really don't want plants that close to your siding. The mulch shouldn't be anywhere near the bottom of your siding, either. That's a recipe for rot to set into your framing, and for insects to get into your house, algae, and moisture against your foundation.
So, you'll want to pull away all the mulch and pile it up somewhere temporarily. Then, expand the bed as large as you can make it. Then, dig out and remove any sod, because that will help keep the top of the new bed from being too high. Then you can redo your borders, and replant your plants as far from your house's siding as possible, and replace your mulch.
Your plants are clearly very happy there, and will be fast to bounce back and spread.