Some much needed yard work

Tyler and I have been working so hard in the yard. We had some curbing put in to make the yard look a little nicer. I really wish I would have taken before pictures. This is such a huge improvement.

We had to rake all of the old bark back towards the fence and lay down some new stuff for weed control. Then we raked all of the old bark back out evenly around the play area. We had some new bark delivered but they couldn't make it to the back yard so we had to shovel it into the wheelbarrow and dump it in the play yard then rake it out evenly. That was a lot of work and it was HOT!

We got two truck loads full of top soil to fill our flower beds. Again, lots of shoveling, wheelbarrowing, dumping, spreading and leveling.

Here's the flower bed in the back yard. I have to go this weekend for the flowers. I'm still not sure what I want to do with it. I do know I want to do some brick work for the hose. I just don't know what kind of brick work.

Here is the new front flower bed. They had to cut some roots on the tree to lay the curbing. I just hope it won't die. So far it looks good. I really, really want it to be ok, I love this tree. I planted lot's of new fun stuff. I can't wait until next year to see it all in bloom. The plants bloom at different times so for all of spring, summer and fall there should be a bloom somewhere. YIPPEE!!

And for the flower bed in front of the house I planted.....plants! I have some ideas for some rock to be added to that area and then I want to plant some annuals for some color. It will be so nice when that is done.

We still have a lot of work but it looks soooo much better. I love it!!