Here are some flowers from our yard!
The Blacked Eyed Susans are in full bloom - they look great!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Labor Day Weekend Projects Part 4
Before: This summer we enjoyed the beautiful clematis on our trellis.
Now it looks pretty bad! The flowers are gone and it is starting to turn brown.
After a conversation with my Aunt Beve, I decided to cut it down.
She cuts back her clematis every year and it comes back to fully cover her
trellis. I cut it to a foot above the ground - so we are excited to see it next year.
It was full of dead branches and lots spiders! Yuck!
Almost Done After
Now, all we need is to give it a good wash and we will be ready to go next spring!
Labor Day Projects Part 3
Before After
We found an old birdbath in the yard, so we gave it a quick update.
Desert Daydream
Ok, so we got a few more plants! haha!
We bought a beautiful agave and some ground cover succulents.
The agave is supposed to get 5 feet tall one day - pretty cool!
We have one steep hillside that we will plant desert like plants and grasses.
It has a long way to go, but we have a few to get it started!
Labor Day Weekend Projects Part 2
Before
After
The gate is gone! We decided to take a small portion of the fence out yesterday!
We had two gates; one for the front yard and one to go through for the back yard.
The previous owner added the gate to the front for her small dogs.
As you may know, we do not have the small dog problem!
Murphy has already figured out that he can easily jump the fence.
So, the fence is gone and looks great! You can get to the whole yard much easier!
Labor Day Weekend Projects Part 1
We couldn't help but get a few plants yesterday.
We are going to try some blue star creeper ground cover (top) and a firefly bush (below).
The ground cover plants will hopefully grow in between the stones. Keep your fingers crossed!
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