Who’s ready for an outdoor kid craft? Elise had been asking to paint, so I came up with this simple project to keep her busy one afternoon. She talked about it for days afterward, so it must have made an impact! We found the rectangular stepping stones for $1 each at the hardware store. They are […]
Tree ring planter and backyard update
This is our sixth year in this house, and my fourth or fifth season for improving our backyard. (I don’t think I did a single thing to the yard last year. Did you know when you have a baby you get a year off from yardwork? It’s a fact.) I’ve talked about the state of […]
Backyard landscaping: Year two
My backyard landscaping isn’t doing great. Last year, I started from bare dirt and planted a whole lot of things. Some purchased, some given to me. But the only thing that came back from winter was a whole lot of failure. Well, that’s not totally true. The lamb’s ear went from a few of these […]
Landscaping intervention, Part 2: Let’s rock!
Onto part two of my landscaping intervention! Um… you can see why it needed an intervention. My hostas are doing awesome, actually, but you would never notice because the weeds were stealing all the focus. This is an area I don’t see everyday, or even every week. I have to make a special effort to […]
Landscaping intervention, Part 1: Painted drain pipe
About a month ago, I mentioned that tackling the neglected area on the side of our house was on my short list. It’s a long, narrow strip of dirt (about 4 x 36 feet!) right next to our neighbor’s driveway. And it’s kind of weird because that line along the concrete is the property line. […]
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