Summer Yardwork

Well, hello! I'm pretty sure we're the only ones who read this thing but I want a record of all we've done to the house.  I suspect someday, I'll just make a book of this blog which will sit on a table to collect dust.  So, here's the latest.  We STILL do not have approval from the fire marshall to move on the house addition, we decided to put our focus on the yard.

PROJECT 1

Move the maple tree. 

The thing had tripled its size in the last year.  Originally, we were going to transplant it but then we decided to pull it with Eric's Land Cruiser.  If the roots came up with it, we'd transplant it.  They didn't.

Since Project 2 is to level the round in the middle of the yard, we transplanted that rhody instead.  We planted this rhody when we first moved in and found out we were pregnant.  It's my favorite.  It's still a baby but just like my baby, it grows a little bit every year.

PROJECT 2

Removing the round from the middle of the yard.

I've spent the past four years, weeding this thing out every spring.  Each time, Eric reminds me that we could flatten it out but I was pretty attached to the area.  I don't know why so don't try to figure that one out.  Tonight, we tackled the round (it's that overgrown thing in the middle of the yard).  If you look closely, you can see the maple tree in the lower right corner - yea, I'd say it grew a bit!

Eric removed the rocks a few weeks ago and we've slowly removed the other plants to different areas in the yard.  The peonies are the only things remaining because I won't move them while they are blooming.  When we do move them, they will go under the lilac trees. 

Isn't Alexander so cute working with his daddy?  I love it.

It's going to be terrific for Alexander and his friends to have that crazy round gone.  It was a nice effect to the yard but it was SO MUCH work to keep the weeds under control. 

Up behind the shed, we will make a little sports court for him and if all goes as I plan it, our house will be the place the kids want to hang out...