Welcome to our patch of grass! Or rather, welcome to what will hopefully soon be our patch of grass!
Today I want to take you on a quick tour of our front and back yard. This blog will be spending a good deal of time there and it would be rather rude to carry on without introducing you first.
When we purchased our home it was like so many short sales and foreclosures: broken sprinkler systems, overrun by weeds, sad dead sod…the list goes on. So we got to work; we pulled weeds, dug out dead plants, ripped out a fried tree, and started clearing gravel so we could dig up and repair the dripper lines. We were in full swing getting our outdoor space ship-shape.
Then between the two of us we were suddenly balancing a full time job, two part time jobs, a pregnancy, two full time school schedules, three dogs and a newborn, all while working on our home; the backyard took a backseat.
Here we are though, armed with knowledge, motivation and a lot of weed killer, ready to reclaim this barren space and create something great! Let’s start with the front yard shall we?
We have sage, rosemary and…not much else. We’ve already pulled up bushes, a tree and two large weeds (which we trimmed for months thinking they were proper plants!) The rosemary is pretty fried thanks to a summer with almost no rain (remember the broken sprinkler system?) and the sage is overgrown and generally blocks the path to the front door and the general view of the house.The gravel is thinning out, the exterior needs paint, new lighting, grass, a new tree (or two?) and something has GOT to happen with that sorry excuse for a “porch”.
Please join us as we look at inspiring spaces and make our outdoors outstanding because we’ve got big plans in store!
Next: The Beast, aka, The Backyard.
I’m looking forward to seeing what projects you will post, and hoping to be inspired to work on my outdoor space too!
Thanks Lindsey! If you do feel inspired to make changes to your space I hope you will share with us!
I can’t wait to see some of the projects you’ve done. I can’t believe you’re tackling such huge projects with so much already on your plate! Good luck reclaiming your yard!
Thank you! We are excited to learn as we go but it is a big project that we will have to take a step at a time.
Looks like a lot of work! What a great theme, DYI home improvement projects are a hot topic and I cannot wait to learn more.
Thank you Lacey! We’re so glad to have you read along as we make our changes!
You are so motivated! This is a great time of year to work outside and I can’t wait to see your yard when you’re finished. You go girl!
This really is a beautiful time to be out in the yard! With the Arizona summers being so brutal you definitely have to take advantage of the cooler weather to get things growing in the garden.
I have lived in Arizona my life and it is extremely hard to grow anything but you seem dedicated and so I am excited to see your yard bloom!
I have lived in Arizona my whole life and it is extremely hard to grow anything but you seem dedicated and so I am excited to see your yard bloom!
Thanks Lucy, we’ve also had a really rough time growing things in the past, but we’ve never really dedicated ourselves to learning about how to take care of our plants. The more we read up on gardening in the desert, the more we find that there are actually a lot of plants that are drought-resistant and grow well here, plus thanks to our mild winters Arizona’s growing season is pretty much year round! It’s exciting to learn about all of the possibilities we didn’t know about before.