The "project"

View of the north side of the house where I've started the trim paint removal, scraping, sanding ad nauseum. The new electric swing gate it going toward the end of the house by the gas meter. Trees against the house will likely be cut down. Stupid location for them to be planted anyway...they've always been in the way, and rarely get any water at all.



Below is the last of the debris pile behind the garage. The little mound is actually 4 or 5 layers of stucco and chicken wire...all very heavy and has to be clipped into manageable bits for disposal. I've gotten rid of probably 1/3 of that so far. The wood bit is the underside of the old laundry room counter, also very heavy since it still has all the old tile on it.

The "project"

View of the north side of the house where I've started the trim paint removal, scraping, sanding ad nauseum. The new electric swing gate it going toward the end of the house by the gas meter. Trees against the house will likely be cut down. Stupid location for them to be planted anyway...they've always been in the way, and rarely get any water at all.



Below is the last of the debris pile behind the garage. The little mound is actually 4 or 5 layers of stucco and chicken wire...all very heavy and has to be clipped into manageable bits for disposal. I've gotten rid of probably 1/3 of that so far. The wood bit is the underside of the old laundry room counter, also very heavy since it still has all the old tile on it.

Transitioning to summer

The tulips are but a distant memory and even their green leaves have disappeared, as they always do. The irises are gone. And so come the summer flowers!

Pink hollyhock leads the way...this is the first of it:



Two specimens still persevering from the wildflower mix experiment from 4 years ago. I also saw that all three of my store-bought day lilies are going to be blooming in the next few weeks! First time...I planted them three years ago!

Transitioning to summer

The tulips are but a distant memory and even their green leaves have disappeared, as they always do. The irises are gone. And so come the summer flowers!

Pink hollyhock leads the way...this is the first of it:



Two specimens still persevering from the wildflower mix experiment from 4 years ago. I also saw that all three of my store-bought day lilies are going to be blooming in the next few weeks! First time...I planted them three years ago!