Getting rid of an old growth Forsythia bush
As promised, here is the story of us ripping out our old Forsythia bush. First, let me preface this story by saying that I’m not normally a fan of getting rid of old-growth plant life. However sometimes shrubbery, if left un-tended, can grow so large as to hide your best asset – the curb appeal...
Long weekend working in the garden
On our long holiday weekend, we spent a lot of time out in the garden doing weed control, grass resurrection, and shrub removal. Plus there was nice downtime at the end for a PBR or two. (I’ll be doing a separate post on the removal of our huge forsythia bush with instructions for anyone else...
Fall flowers
There’s just something wonderful about coming home and having flowers growing. I love it. This weekend we spent a little bit of time working in the front yard to trim the grass, pull a few weeds and replace the dead margiolds in the planter on the steps (at left). N decided to try spraying beer...
Backyard beginner
One of the reasons I wanted to move from my old house to the new one is that I wanted more space for the dogs. However, my backyard turned out to need a lot more work than I originally figured it would, and the dogs and I haven’t been able to do much enjoying yet....
DIY project: Faux stone pavers
I just saw this post over at Charles & Hudson, and am in LOVE. I’ve always had a serious fondness for brick walkways, stone streets, etc. Unfortunately neither in my new place (or my old one) do I have a place to use this idea. It doesn’t matter though because I’m totally in love with it. I’m going...
Project: Cookie Jar Terrarium
Today while at work the topic of plants came up. I have a dismal brown thumb, and as we discussed how I manage to kill all plantlife, one of the guys(!) I work with mentioned he liked to create terrariums in old glass cookie jars. He claims it’s very easy to maintain them and keep...
