Yardwork

Yardwork. A glorious tradition, steeped in majesty, beer, and small irritating cuts on the hands and forearms. This year, we decided to stop procrastinating and finally get to the front yard remodel we'd been dreaming about since purchasing the house in August of 2005. With the help of a very skilled gardener and his crew, we cleared away all the old plants, except for a couple of very healthy roses, removed all the "decorative" rock, and put in a 2' retaining wall. I ran new irrigation infrastructure and did all the plantings. We have brought in about 5 yards of soil thus far and some bark is on the way. So, there's a lot more to do this weekend and we're off to the nursery as soon as we've achieved coffee-stasis.

So, here's BEFORE:
and here's ALMOST AFTER: