Our yard this summer, so far and One Crafty Contest.

I made it into the top 10 at One Crafty Contest!

Entry Round : Top 20

Round 1 Paint : Top 15

Round 2 Washi Tape : Top 10

Round 3 is Glitter!  Voting begins Monday 6/3 and ends Tuesday 6/4 at noon est.

*Update* I did not make the top 5 :(  Click here to see who did.

Glitter Round 3

Our Yard : Early Summer June 2013

  I didn't think to take before pictures, here is the listing picture from last year.

Our house sits on 3/4 of an acre.  The front yard is about 1/3 of it and the back is the other half.  I love to work and create in the flower bed but first I had to do a little rearranging.  I started by taking out all the juniper ground cover.  I love the look of mulch and I'm scared of what's lurking under the ground cover.  Then we removed the crape myrtle tree.  It was planted to close to the house.   I removed 3 bushes that were not in good health.  I left the boxwood and nandina shrubs, for now.  I dug up the monkey grass that was planted in two straight rows.  Then I replanted it to follow the curve of the side walk.  I added phlox that bloomed early spring.  I also planted lantana, in red and yellow, it will attract butterflies and bees.  Which are good for the fruit trees and berry bushes we just planted. 

We planted a cherry tree in the front yard and built a tree ring.

Once again I have to use a listing picture because I didn't take before pictures.

 We removed the large bush, the pampas grass and the rocks.  Yes, even the rocks!  It was a lot of work too.

We wanted to make the most out of this space and it wasn't being used to it's full potential.  So we planted 5 beautiful blueberry bushes. 

 Here's a shot from the other side.

The bushes already have berries!

When we were looking for houses my husband wanted a house with enough land for fruit trees.  We planted 3 right after we moved in and this spring he planted 10 more including peaches, pears, plums, cherries, and apples!  We now have an orchard.  One of the trees we planted last year is already producing fruit!

A third of our lot is wooded and the underbrush is cleared out.  This memorial day weekend my husband and the kids went on a camp out, in our own back yard (can you see the tent?)

Well back to work! I  hope you enjoyed the tour of our yard.

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