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I was so excited when my husband and I recently moved into our dream house. It was absolutely perfect. Our new home had the most lovely fireplace and high vaulted ceilings. It was a dream come true. The only thing wrong was the yard-- it was so bare and needed help.

I am not much of a gardener, but I wanted to do something that would really give it a beautiful landscape to match the gorgeous inside of the house. My friend said I should try dwarf fruit trees. Shrugging, I told her that I hadn't the foggiest idea what that was.

She showed me a picture online of the cutest little apple trees you could ever imagine, and I instantly loved the idea. Reading up on them, I was excited to find out that they require little maintenance other than something for support. Dwarf fruit trees don't need a lot of pruning, and it's easier to protect them from birds and frost than the bigger varieties of fruit trees.

After we got several different varieties of these trees and planned the layout for them, my husband and I got busy. It didn't take long, and we planted a nice little row of them to stand behind the lower plants in my planned garden. I spaced them about 18 inches apart, and used stakes to hold them in place.

Then we planted some lower standing flowers and plants once we were finished with the fruit trees. I am so glad my friend suggested dwarf fruit trees, because now I'm in love with them. Now whenever I have guests over to my house, they can enjoy the beautiful colors and bright fruits of these adorable fruit trees, along with my cheery flowers.