Yard Progress

Here are some more pics of our yard.
Ben finished all the brickwork around the beds.
We're happy with the results.
Ben said he saw a lot of people walk by and stop to look. :)
We need to finish planting now that the beds are ready.

The first pic is from the porch - the left of the yard.
The second pic is from the porch - the middle of the yard.
The third pic is at the end of the first pic - the sidewalk and street.
The fourth pic is at the end of the second pic.
We had 2 potentillas planted on each side of the burning bush - they died.

The left pic is of the front of the house.
The bed used to be filled with ivy.
We tore it out to plant strawberries.
They have blossoms and are will hopefully start producing berries in a few weeks.
The second pic is of the herb garden.
The plants have really grown since the last pic.

Yardwork

Here are some pictures of our yard. Both of our Princess Kay Plums are blooming. The lighting was poor, so this picture doesn't show its true beauty. We have ripped out loads of grass to replace with planting beds. We were fortunate enough that our neighbor had brick that he wasn't going to use and let us have it. I think it looks very nice as a border. We are going to try for a few vegetable gardens this year. We slacked a bit last year. I'm excited to have good produce with chemicals not included.


The first picture is of our herb garden. So far we have chives, mint, thyme, oregano, cilantro, garlic, onions and dill weed. The second bed is of our strawberry patch. We love home grown strawberries. I can't believe the difference in taste. They have 10 times more flavor than the store bought option. The last is Ben working on the border of another garden patch. He's so industrious.

Rip your strip

B and I have been tearing out our parking strip.
We finally got rid of our crappy grass.
It was a lot of work but it will be worth it.
We're going to plant some drought tolerant plants.