This weekend we had absolutely beautiful weather -- sunny skies, a nice breeze, mid-70s for the high...it was a great time to work out in the yard. We weren't planning to work in the yard but it seemed like a good idea. I was sitting out on the porch with my bible study when Jeff got home from mentoring and the men's breakfast at church and we just got to talking and looking around at our neighbors' houses/yards (and feeling the gorgeous weather). Our neighbors to our left had just gotten brand new pinestraw laid down which made ours look really (REALLY) bad...Pinestraw is not the ultimate goal in our yard (we'd like some sort of wood mulch or stone), but it's cheap and that works for now. We picked up 6 bales at a local hardware store and got to work. First, we had to weed and spray the weeds we couldn't pull. That wasn't too bad. Then we pulled the bales out of the back of the truck and started spreading. It actually went down pretty quickly. It still took us a few hours and we were bushed afterward, but the end result was very satisfying -- it makes my tight back & sore legs worth it! :)
Before & afters:
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Looks great!!!!! Now you need some pretty mums in among the green shrubs for some color. HaHa! OUR yard needs much more than that! :)
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