Landscaping Last Christmas, the front and side lawn of my west facing corner block was damaged by the high temperature rarely found in Sydney history. I always wanted a colourful and beautiful front garden with more varieties of plants and less maintenance, so i decided to redo the landscaping myself. After I got rid of all the survived Buffallo grass manually ( for I was afraid the kill-all chemicals might harm my new plants as well later) and dug four 50cm×50cm holes in the ground where I wanted small trees to give some shade in hot summers, I still had no idea what exactly I wanted. As long as I had time, I would walk around the mess and imagine what it would be like if I did this or that. In the end, I had a lifted rose patch by bricks under the front windows, a small pathway with charcoal colored stone steps sorrounded by fine pearl gravels, one lemon tree and three Purple Glory Bush, and a lot of colourful ground covering Gazania plants. It was a unique garden full of designs with stones. Nobody believed that I did all by myself ( sure, my husband had to help with his labor from time to time). I had a strong feeling of accomplishment with the great benefits of lower cholesterol and normal Vitamin D level. I was so proud of my this creative arts work.