We’ve been working nonstop, trying to wrap up some projects and, of course, start new ones.  Some projects require starting new ones so, while it may seem that we’re all over the map, there’s a plan to this quiet chaos!

After working in the garden, clearing the bricks from the rear stone wall, we moved on to tearing out part of it.  Due to the placement of the Wye oak tree, part of the wall has been moving as the tree and roots have grown. 



We’ve also removed another part of the wall, right smack-dab in the middle, so we can add steps up to the garden.  The stones were cleaned and replaced, creating a sturdier wall (we still have work to do here but you get the idea!).



We moved some of the blue stone from the front walk and created a walk from the back of the house that will end at the stone wall.  These were about 2 inches thick and so heavy that we had to use the tractor to move them!



A trench was dug to run electrical and to prevent weeds from creeping in, we laid landscape cloth.  Then, sand was spread for a perfectly level walk.  This took some time, patience, and a couple of hernias, but we got it right and it looks great.



We also moved ferns...



...and hostas that were part of a shade garden to the shaded back porch area’s newly created beds.  Their original home was no longer shaded because of a tree lost this winter.  Good thing plants are portable since we’ve also moved some azaleas to the tree line at the back of the property.



We’ll post some after pictures of this project soon but here's a sneak peek!

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