Hey, y'all. Can you help me, or point me in the right direction(s) of where to become informed?
We bought a house in Mountain Home, Idaho, last summer. We have not done ANYTHING with it yet, for financial and schedule reasons. Now that summer is threatening to show up again, I'd really like to get to get started doing SOMETHING in the way of landscaping and gardening.
We have, basically, no clue what we're doing. We're kind of in the mountains, kind of in a valley, kind of neither, kind of both.
Our entire surrounding yards are just grass. This is not desirable. It just dies, because it's unnatural, and we refuse to water it incessantly just to keep it from dying.
Ideally, I think, we want to take out all the grass. In at least the front, have mostly stones or something to inhibit more grass and weeds from growing, and then just plant - whatever - is native to this area that is also nice to look at, for maximum curb appeal.
Overall, we want the most bang for our buck, in terms of lots of pretty with minimum upkeep. My husband is disabled, and I am plagued with several serious chronic health issues. Our kids are nearly grown and, when they fly the coop, we won't have any help.
We'd love to be able to grow food. And also have different paths here and there in the back, to different areas of interest. Would love some trees. I just don't know what grows well here, and I don't know when to plant. I need a guru or three!
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
