Yard work

This past weekend was full of yard work

 

I'm dying for a weekend of pure relaxation

  

We've made some changes that have created a ton of work

 

We took out 2 big burning bushes in the front of the house

We thought the roots were causing a problem with the foundation

After digging one of the bushes out last fall, we found a hole in the foundation

Ahh haa... hence the water issue every time it rained

We waited too long in the fall to get the other bush out so this weekend we got to work

We took the bush out, checked the foundation, tilled the dirt, fixed the AC unit the was falling in due to the dirt moving every time it rained,  planted some perennials and hauled in some mulch

 I can't wait until they are big and beautiful

 

When I agreed to let the hubby extend the deck, I agreed with stipulations

The nasty fence would come down too

No fence =No pool

We had a huge hole that we had dug to get the ground level for the pool

Sunday we got two truck loads of dirt but we still need more

 

We also had a outdoor fire pit that sat in one of the fence corners

It was rusty and got thrown out on big city trash day

We put it in 10 years ago and never thought we would have to tear the rock up around it

Over the weekend, we picked up a million rocks and vowed to never put rock in the yard again

 

There's always more projects

 

We live on a terrace and can't grow grass on it

For one thing, you would think we didn't have steps

The kids love to climb up the hill

Grrr.....

The hubby tilled one side and planted some grass seed

We'll see if we can keep the kids off of it long enough to grow some grass
In the mean time, it's an eye sore

With all the work comes a pay off

BEAUTY

Our one lonely poppy that only lasts a day before the rain usually beats it to death

 

 

These peonies were transplanted from my Mom's house

 

 

 

 
 




We have been having trouble with squirrels digging in our flower pots

These plastic snakes seem to do the trick

These petunias were a beautiful coral color when I planted them

I wonder if the PH of the dirt can make them change color