Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Reclaiming the Yard

Since we moved in last September, we have done the following to reclaim the yard:

1) had all the trees pruned. Although the trimmers destroyed the look of our evergreen, they did a good job on the others. This is great because this winter saw some incredible winds that even took down a section of older fencing! The tree branches were well-clear of the roof and our property was undamaged (except for the fence).

2) replaced 3/4 of the original dog-eared, 6 ft fence with a new one. We will finish the north perimeter fenceline in June when we split the project with our neighbors. After that, there will be a 40 ft. stretch that will be original on the south side. Those neighbors don't want to replace it yet, so that's okay.

3) had the ivy hauled out by the front steps and replaced with mulch

4) replaced the side stairs -- the previous concrete ones had fallen and created a precarious drop out the door
New Steps

5) removed south side borer mulch and weeds, replaced with soil, mixed in alpaca crap to create a heat-lover garden. Still need to put in garden fence to protect from dog and children.

South Heat-Lover Garden: Bringing in Alpaca Crap
6) had south perimeter fence area cleaned and hauled out.

7) hauled out corner of south and west fence lines to prepare for a garden shed




8) used last alpaca crap for a small pumpkin patch.




More pictures to follow

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