My jacked up yard

This picture is of a 3x3 foot section of my front yard. What was once nice grass is now a mixture of grass, clover, weeds, dirt, thatch and moss.

I am starting over next fall.

Spring Bulbs - StatoLewis Household

Some of the tulips and crocus coming up

Money Grows on Trees

Just saw today that this Cary company, Horticultural Asset Management, got a few million in series B venture funding. Thought all of you software/horticulture geeks out there would be interested. They were featured in an N&O article just recently. It's in the news section of their website.

http://www.moneygrowsontrees.com/

My Big Deck

By request:

Spring is in the air!

As spring comes into full bloom so does that yard work. I have already started mucking out my backyard in earnest. Once I have completed this process, I will be laying down more landscape fabric and pine straw. Hopefully, I can convince my wife that outlining the various areas of the yard (Grassy Gnoll, Mulchy Slope, Pine Strawed lower section) with stone. I think it will complete the look and tie in all areas of the yard.

Because my lot is extremely sloped, my wife and I have decided to add a deck to the back of the house and to take the existing deck and turn it into a covered and screened in porch. This will add a couple of hundred feet of usable space and make the existing space even more usable.




I will be reporting on the process of this project over the next several weeks. I will also keep you updated on the backyard landscaping.

Two Years Later

Today, C and I realized that it was two years to the day since we first saw our house. Here is how it has changed since.

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Another step in the plan

So I got 2 quotes to have 5 trees and 2 stumps removed. First quote was $1,200. After talking with Allen, he assured me that I wasn't getting ripped off. It sounded right to me and his confirmation was just about all I needed. But, I thought I'd really be doing myself a disservice if I didn't at least call another company. I did and boy am I glad. $675!!! Trees and stumps. Wow. For the record, the company was Arbor Lawn and Tree Care. They did a great job. Not much damage to the lawn and my bedroom doesn't have a new skylight.

So, without further ado, the before and after...