Yard Work

The Gent and I decided to make some low-cost improvements to our yard. We collected the random bricks and broken concrete planners and stacked them behind the wooden fence in the backyard. Now we don't have to look at them. We spread some grass seed in the bare patches of the lawn; hopefully it will root and fill in. I planted pansies and we spread some mulch in the flower beds. The Gent transplanted some monkey grass and if it roots then we will plant more of it to fill in under the big oak tree. Regular grass definitely won't grow there, not enough sun. But our biggest project was spreading pea gravel in the fenced area on the side of our porch, that leads into the backyard. That is where the dogs come in and out and it becomes a mud pit whenever it rains. Which then gets tracked in the house. Hurray, pea gravel!

Before. Lonely baby crape myrtle.


After. Pansies are crape myrtle's friends. We're trying to fill in the rest of the huge bed with grass seed.


Before. Mud pit.


Huck helping.


After. Bye bye mud pit.


Nick approves.