Outside the House

Hi!

We made it through the first week of school!  This week N starts after-school band on Wednesdays and C starts gymnastics on the same day.  That will be our busy day this year!

I took some pics around the yard last week.

Starting from the back door

(BTW, we started draining the pool yesterday.)

K was cleaning the rain barrel (green thing in middle of yard).  

Treehouse and Trailer. 

Raspberries- we got a lot this year! 

Transplanted honeysuckle is doing well. 

K is working on the plumbing for the new washer location,

so, we are cleaning out under the house. 

My dad cleared all this "driveway" area. 

Boat yard. 

Courtyard. 

The Virginia Creeper is creeping onto the storage room! 

Somebody needs to paint that door.... 

Boat accoutrements.

From the front steps. 

Have a great week! :-)

Courtyard

Hello!

I moved some plants around in the courtyard and wanted to document it here, so I can remember what I did.

I took a hosta from under the Virginia Creeper,

and moved it to both side of the corner of the storage room. 

I took the hosta in front of the hose and split it (this is the half that stayed).

I moved the other half to the corner of the patio stone.

I divided two lilies (?) in the front of the picture, behind the log (again, these are the halves that stayed). 

Then I had to center the hosta that's between the front lillies. 

I moved both halves of lilies to the left of the patio stone. 

Then, a couple days later, I moved half of the new lilies, like so.

so they're on both sides of the patio stone.

Yesterday, I bought 4 bags of mulch (on sale for $2.99/ 40% off). 

Looks much better with mulch, doesn't it?

Here's a bigger view. 

I ran out of mulch, so it didn't go all the way back to that trellis. Soon, it will be all filled in with hostas, though! 

That pile of junk will soon be gone! (Just need to load up the trailer and take a trip to the Waste Watch Facility.)

I also added mulch to the courtyard. 

Bigger view. 

Again, where there's no mulch will soon be filled in with hostas.

We've still got a few lot of things to clean up around the courtyard, but it's looking better!

Have a great day! :-)

Yard Pics

Hi!  How's your week going?  We had such nice weather today, that 

I went around and took pics of the yard.

Courtyard with pile of trash.

Boat Yard- see the rope outlining the future circle drive? 

More future circle drive.... 

Toward the road. 

Shed with brush behind (in front?) of it. 

Left Side Front Yard

Left side of house.

Front. 

Right side garden. 

Progress on filling in, in front of stone garden border. 

Now to the back yard, on the left of house. 

Trailer. 

Left side, back corner. 

Center back yard. 

Right side, back corner. 

Right back side. 

Right Front, Back Yard Corner. 

K's office 

Super tall antennae K put up to capture airline info with a Raspberry Pi. 

Back Patio. 

Back of house. 

Left Front, Back Yard Corner. 

That's how the yard looks now!

Have a great weekend and Happy Victoria Day! :-)