The Jungle

Unlike the house, our yard wasn't so cute to begin with.  We're pretty sure no one had done anything to it for 3 or more years.  Being from Nevada where nothing (except for rocks) grows unless you spend 1/2 your life caring for it, I was terrified by our yard which was overgrown, had huge banana slugs, and seemed to grow 1/4 inch every 5 minutes right before my very eyes!



Back yard left side before



After about 6 months of staring at our yard in bewilderment, I realized what I needed to overcome my fear of my yard was a plan!  So I sketched the yard and plotted how to conquer it.  I felt pretty good about the plan until I attempted to execute it and realized I simply didn't have the time for such a huge project.  





Back yard left side during process



Luckily for us, my mom and dad love us...a lot!  They spent their annual trip to Seattle pulling out weeds, brambles, dead plants, pruning, raking, and planting.  By the end of a very long 4 days we had a yard that looked inviting and only needed regular maintenance instead of an extensive face lift.  We each had many battle wounds from the thorns, but also had the sweet rewards of a job well done!  Lots of love and thanks to my parental units for all their help and for being great examples of selflessness and hard work!  We love you guys!  





Garden area before



Garden area after clean up but before planting



Just some of the leftovers that didn't fit in the huge compost bin



Little rock terrace we found once all of the weeds were gone!