Summer Projects

With summer now here, all of our house projects move outdoors. We've been busy cleaning up beds in the backyard, trimming overgrowth, and building a new raised garden bed for vegetables. Our plantings are looking better than they have in years this summer and are finally starting to fill in enough that I'm not needing to do nearly as much weeding. This is the first year I haven't rearranged any of the perennials or added any new ones. It's nice to take a break and enjoy what's there (while I plan for next year) and it gives us a little more time to fiddle with the new garden bed. We finally put up lattice under our deck this year and I've been enjoying not losing the cat under there or worrying about raccoons taking up residence while we sleep. Our next projects are re-staining the deck and finishing the borders of our beds to keep the grass out. I've got a few other ideas, but I've found it's best not to overwhelm my "contractor" (husband) with them all at once so I'll keep them on my mental list for now...