It was over 2 years ago that I decided to plant my very first garden. I had just purchased my first house and one of the purposes was to grow some of my own food. I did some studying and planning. I was going to do a container garden because that is one of the… Read More The Great and Mysterious Carrot Caper
They were growing everywhere in my yard, except, of course, in the actual garden beds. I had a genius idea. I thought I should move them where I wanted them. Right? I just wasn’t sure when was the best time to move them. Obviously I couldn’t move them when they were still bulbs. I did… Read More Please Pray for My Daffodils
We got a lot accomplished over the weekend. Ferdinand found more leaves I was hiding and picked them up and bagged them. Good thing we have a super-small yard! I raked the garden area out really well and actually picked up all the debris. I also made a huge dent in clearing the junk between… Read More Yay!
It’s finally time to fire up the bad boy. My husband got all the leaves picked up. I think he was sneaky and hired someone. It was a lot of wet leaves. It’s Spring, right?
I’ve made a real mess of my yard, but I think I can fix it up. Pictures:
These are the BEFORE photos of my yard, garden, patio, and shed.
Last fall, I had the great idea to rake all the leaves into a corner of the yard and let them mulchify themselves. They did not. They blew all over the yard and got wet and yucky. I did not realize this because I never actually found the opportunity to go into the backyard much… Read More In the beginning…
200 Maple Trees 