Working Together

Our yard call for a pile of attention. This fall I intend to change much of the back yard landscaping. Theresa suggested she could help and I accepted her offer immediately. Yesterday we began the task. We cut down vines by the ton from the house and other structures. Friday is yard waste pickup so we will have many containers of leafy waste at our curb.

Over the past ten years our fruit trees grew so much we have to prune them severely. My friend Doug said you could prune up to a third without hurting the tree so we will find out as we intend to downsize every tree. Our stone walls in the back yard separating the upper and lower level is nearly invisible and requires a cleaning. The English Ivy is out of hand and the Boston Ivy is taking over. We feel that cutting everything back will open up the yard and brighten it up. Our vegetable gardens need a good rotor-tilling and I intend to get rid of all the weeds which crept in along the sides of the beds.

All in all we could call this a good house cleaning in our yard. With Theresa's help it will be done during these last days of good weather in October. I always feel that working together makes the task so much easier and more pleasant.