Try mowing this yard! We are working to naturalize this back yard. We have removed all the invasive Norway Maples and are now replacing them with native plants. Step by step, so they say.
Try mowing this yard! We are working to naturalize this back yard. We have removed all the invasive Norway Maples and are now replacing them with native plants. Step by step, so they say.
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Gabriel’s painting of our bird bath out front
Photo of the front garden taken this morning.
Above is a painting of the front garden that our son Gabriel did when he was in high school and below it is a photo of the same place, today. This part of the garden is a haven for birds.
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Wish me luck tomorrow.
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First School Photo
Our eldest grandchild sent us her school photo from kindergarten. Just like the other garden, things keep rejuvenating. This time around, we just get to enjoy the photos and leave all the “making of the lunches” to our adult children. Thank you Lila for the picture. We are very proud of you.
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We are at the height of color. There is no freeze yet, which explains the bright hues. This is my favorite place to read.
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Yes, this is a photo taken this November. We still have very lovely weather. These are the last of the flowers, along with a couple of roses still showing their faces.
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Tomatoes from the garden, even at this late date. But we are at the very tail end of the survivors.
Today, there was evidence of sleet in the rain. It is cold and damp outside.
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The colors this year are exceptional. This is our backyard.Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
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Today we started our backyard landscaping project. I expect that it will take us at least a year to complete it. Eddie and I dug up some of the buried back steps. It was our first archeological dig…and of all places..in our backyard.
Today we started our backyard landscaping project. I expect that it will take us at least a year to complete it. Eddie and I dug up some of the buried back steps. It was our first archeological dig…and of all places..in our backyard. 
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The backyard needs a lot of work. We have decided to give it a guided naturalized look. Right now it has a look of “transition”. Take a look at our progress.
Just kidding!!
Our backyard view cannot be improved. However, the is a lot of work to do on the ground.
Since we cut down the huge hollow oak we are being invaded by “alien plants” that eagerly suck up the newly available open space and sunshine left by the gap from the felled oak tree. Japanese Knotwood, wild rose and Japanese wisteria are everywhere. They are attacking all the native plants around them. We cut out many invasive vines that were strangling a number of our baby dogwood, ash, birch and black cherry trees. It will be months before we get it all completely cleaned up. And we need to read a lot of books to understand what to get rid of and what to encourage.
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