We have been so busy this summer working on the yard and in the garden. Mainly this post is for Annie- She and Neil helped us SO much getting our yard done this year. I wanted to show what it looks like now that it is just about done. When we first bought our house- there was no backyard whatsoever! No grass, no patio, no awning, nothing. We had weeds literally that towered over the top of the fence! We fixed up the front yard last year- and because it costs ridiculous amounts of money to do yard work- we saved the backyard for this year. We had the concrete poured for the patio, then built the awning (Which can I just say how much I LOVE it!) Then came the horrors of never ending weeding and raking and shoveling. We took our yard clear down to the dirt. Then we had to install sprinklers and sod, buy rocks and boulders to build my little flower bed, shovel 27 cubic yards of dirt to fill it up...(I wanted to kill myself by the time we were done!) then plant the flowers for the bed, and the seeds for the garden, and paint the fence. It has been a nonstop process so far- and while we still have tons more things that we want to do in the backyard...Alas...the money is gone and we have to wait until next year. To be completely truthful though- I am ready for a break,and just to be able to enjoy what we have done so far instead of constantly worrying about finishing the next project. My wildflowers are my favorite. We bought several packets of seeds and threw them in at random. Except for the sunflowers. Oddly enough those came from the seeds in the bird feeder that sits right there. (Maybe I'm an idiot- but I guess it didn't really register that the bird seed would actually start growing!) Over all- we are so glad to finally have a yard that Kenna can play in and a place where we can have friends and family over for BBQ's. Our garden is doing really well though! I picked 24 cucumbers in one day! I am fast turning into one of those neighbors who is constantly trying to offload veggies on people! We have been really blessed though and we are excited to be able to bottle some homemade salsa in about another month. (My favorite stuff!) Anyhow- Thank you Annie and Neil for all of the help you gave us before you decided to move to Lame Washington! We wish so bad that you were here to enjoy it with us!
5 comments:
I love your garden! Those pictures are so cute. I can't believe what you have done with the place. I can't tell you how much we love you, you're the best neighbors!
Your garden is amazing. I cannot believe you grew all that food. It is fabulous. Great job!
Your yard, patio, garden, and awning look great!! Awesome job!!
Oh MISERY!! I wish so badly that I was there with you to enjoy the fruits of the labor! I LOVE homegrown vegetables and I'm soooo jealous! I can't believe how many vegetables you're producing -- it's amazing! I think you guys' garden, as well as mom and dad's front flower bed, has some sort of magical dirt -- every year you have an AMAZING harvest! I'm so glad that you have such an awesome backyard now. I want so badly to have a BBQ and let the kids play in the grass in the nice sun...sigh. By the way, it didn't seem like work to me, because I got to spend time with you. Seriously.
One day when we grow up we are going to have a real house, and a garage, and a yard. I love your garden. I have to make do with the fruits of my mom's labor. Last year I tried pots on the patio, and for all my work I got one tiny tomato. Lame. Yours looks great!
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