It's been a busy time here at 1628 and I have been more than neglectful of my blog, but the great outdoors has been calling. It's as green as the emerald city in my backyard and the flowers are bursting in purples, pinks, and oranges... poppies, lilacs, peonies, bleeding hearts, and iris! The cherry tree was a glorious white and the cherries are now starting to form... shouldn't be long before I'll be able to pick them, yum!
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Along with the pleasure of picking my very first peony bouquet, comes the displeasure of the mosquitos. I try to mow in the mid morning when the grass isn't as wet and it's not as hot... also thinking that those little bloodsuckers won't be out there... but they just love me... and I have to "love" bites to prove it.
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There are two new projects going on. I have been busy landscaping the front yard and my dad has been kind enough to work on my porch... specifically the columns and facia. It is looking good and I LOVE a good before, during, and after shot!
The landscaping project consists of extending and shaping the front beds and transplanting some shrubs, perennials, and a tree or two. I decided to try the landscape fabric and I am hoping that it works. I didn't want to have to use a lot of chemicals to kill the grass that would then prohibit me from planting sooner. So along with the fabric, I am using mulch... lots and LOTS of mulch. Fingers crossed!
The porch is really looking great. So far dad has fixed the hole that the woodpecker decided to drill into the facia of the porch as well as scraped, filled, and primed. Now we just have to wait and give the columns a trim and it's final coat of white paint. Can't wait!
