With the onset of Fall one sets their sights on . . . planting!

When we purchased our previous home on York Way we were the worst house on the block, until we revamped the landscaping, which took a few years.  When we left the yard looked pretty darn good.  Well, here we are, back to being the ‘yard in most need of some love’, and I don’t care for being ‘that yard’.  Poor little White House on Westover Road, her front yard is in sad shape.  There was very little grass – mostly crab grass, clover and nuts edge.  The photos above do not do justice as to how bad it looked.

Time to take action!

My husband, God Bless him, worked one full day weeding, tilling, verti-slicing, seeding and fertilizing.  He is one hard worker!  Upon purchase of the house, we inherited one very old sprinkler system and one that is just plain old – neither of which work, which is very unfortunate when you are trying to get grass to grow.  Time to bring out the hoses, sprinklers and lawn tractors!  Oy Vey – I forgot how much I hated schlepping hoses around.  One does not fully appreciate their former sprinkler system until one is without.

Verti-slicing and seeding.

Little lawn tractor doing its job – grow grass, grow!

We also tilled up grass close to the house and laid out planting beds in order to get base plantings in the ground before winter.  I can’t wait to get out, plant and play in the dirt!  There is just something about seeing an idea and vision come together, all while getting your hands dirty in the process.

Now we wait.  After watering twice a day for a week, guess it is time to sit back and watch the grass grow . . . literally!

Enjoying our first fire in the fire pit!