August 2013: Garage, August 14, 2013

I didn't get around to posting this yesterday.  It has nothing to do with the garage--which is located at the rear of my property.  I continued to make the front of my property look better for my neighbor's that are selling their place.  (Why?  Because it's of great benefit to me if their place sells for a higher price; even though it is a completely different property from mine--a townhouse built in the 1980s versus a single-unit dwelling built in the 1950s--their property selling for more makes it a more desirable neighborhood, and should affect my house's price.)

But look at my front gardens!!

Eep.  That's not looking very good, overrun with weeds.  So, I spent some time weeding it.  I didn't get all of it, but the more visible parts look nicer!

Here you can see off more of the second hydrangea, and some of the side yard.  there's not a lot of room between my house and my neighbor's, but the small area that is there is overrun by weeds.  But I can't just spray weed killer all along it, because there are lily of the valley plants there and I loooove lily of the valley!  (There are also hostas, but I'm more indifferent towards those.  They're something, so I'll probably keep them, but I'm not in love with them.)

I pulled out a fair number of those weeds, cut down the baby trees growing there because I don't want a tree there, where it could affect my foundation.  I still need to dig up the root system, though, so it doesn't re-grow. 

I have huge plans for that side of the house, but it's a project for another day and another time, and really requires more money than I have right now.  Someone, please, hire me!