Landscaper's challenge, Part 1

In the spirit of redundancy, let me say again that I love Spring. One of my favorite things to do when the weather turns warm is to work in my yard, plant trees, shrubs (and even flowers). When we first bought our home in September 2002, our entire yard consisted of crab grass. Last year and early this year, I decided to work on that and I'm pleased to say that my efforts are paying off.

Pictured above is my fresh, green, crabgrass-free lawn. Special credit needs to be given to Tru-Green, Scott's and Vigaro for their assistance.

Several days ago I began building a small retaining wall around our gazebo. I finished that tonight and liked the blocks so much that I bought 122 more to place around the perimeter of my house. I may get to that tomorrow or possibly Thursday.

In addition to that, I am looking forward to planting 7 Colorado Spruce trees on my property line that runs through my side yard.

If you enjoy landscaping and lawn-care, keep visiting this blog over the coming days for regular updates and pictures. If you aren't into landscaping, please go hit your head against a newly built retaining wall over and over and over and over......until you come to your senses.