It’s a post about dirty dirt! Sorry. But this sort of work lays the foundation for prettier projects, so it has to be done. Last weekend my dad created a new drainage system from this downspout on the side of our house to direct the water away from the foundation and toward the back yard. We […]
Let the landscaping begin! Swapping out overgrown bushes
I’ve pretty much always hated the Rose of Sharon bushes that were in the front of our house. My hate only grew stronger last spring when hundreds (no exaggeration) of tiny shoots sprouted and I spent hours pulling them up. When we moved in, they were much much smaller. Now they were as tall as the […]
Hello early spring! My bargain tree returns
The $11 prairifire crabapple tree we planted last fall is actually blooming and alive. Hot pink! Not that I had serious doubts it wouldn’t come back. But when you plant what is essentially a bare stick in the ground, you have to wonder. Grow, tiny tree, grow!
The $11 tree experiment
After taking out a couple of dying trees, our backyard was starting to feel empty. I wanted to replace the smaller red bud with another flowering tree and I wanted to get it in the ground before winter. No more tree procrastination! So off we went to Lowes to grab something, and surprise! They were […]
Crooked tree, crooked tree
My backyard is looking a little naked. It started when we had this dying and crooked maple tree removed. It wasn’t doing well, and during every thunderstorm, I had that nagging thought in the back of my head that it just might come down. On the neighbor’s house. Dying trees don’t really improve with time, so we […]
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