Landscaping

There is so much we want to do with our backyard, but we are waiting to get an irrigation system and we want to take our time planning it so we still like it a few years from now. Plus there are a ton of other projects that have to get done this spring (like sealing our deck, screened porch, arbor, and driveway). So we may put off planting anything until the fall.

However, our grass is coming in! Our front yard and the one side along the alley were sodded in December. The rest of the yard got seed and straw. This warm and wet enough winter allowed quite a bit of that seed to germinate and grow. And our early spring has really helped. There are still plenty of sparse sections, but we are super impressed considering this was all put down in December.


Our front landscaping had an open spot that really needed an ornamental tree. When we were at Lowe's on Saturday morning, I saw a gorgeous Weeping Japanese Maple for only $94. Brian agreed that it would work and we managed to squeeze it in my car even with the carseats in.

Carter begged and begged to plant the tree yesterday and this morning. The only part he ended up helping with was watering it once it was planted.