Thursday, May 29, 2014

Spring Green

We started off the month with this. A very big Bradford Pear tree, knocked over from a storm. Despite being told that it couldn't have fallen more perfectly, it was still a good $565 to get it cleaned up. 

We also got a quote to remove a giant maple from our not-so-big backyard. We're going to wait awhile before footing that $900 bill...



Also from this photo, I want to repaint the exterior of the house to a clean white, build a trellis above (hopefully) new garage doors and new outdoor lighting fixtures.




One the bright side, literally, our small side yard will now have enough sun to grow grass. I'm hoping to replace our swing, but after we have a clue as to what to do with the extra space.



Lastly, our fall toils paid off. We finally have grass in the backyard. As you can tell from the giant shadow, the giant maple has to go if we plan on using the yard in any functional way. There is too much shade to do garden boxes or even hang out down there, especially in the summer when the mosquitoes come.