Dec 11
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Backyard One Year Later
Last year we bought a brand new house, it was so much fun going through the process. We bought so much furniture since our new house is 35% larger than our old one. One thing you have to do when you buy a brand new house is landscape the backyard. We live in a gated community and our association has rules that the backyard had to be complete within three months.
We have a beautiful backyard with 21 tress, most are a type of pine but we also a handful of white birch. IMO, tress are what make a yard. We spent more money than we thought and went with the mature trees that have been growing for a while. If you have ever been in a backyard where people plant the little ‘baby tress’ it doesn’t look as nice.
For our lawn we went with sod and it took a while for the lawn to really grow in. A few months ago our gardner suggested that he use a lawn aerator on our lawn. He explained this would provide the grass with a better soil drainage and encourages worms to grow. We also have a few spots on our grass where the dogs have dug holes. He has laid down some grass seed to help fill in the areas. Today the lawn is looking much better.
The concrete we had laid looks great! We used a colored concrete so it doesn’t look like the gray stuff you see elsewhere. We have a small crack in one part but other than that the concrete is looking good. Since we have so many pine trees this year for Christmas we are going to decorate some of them, I cannot wait.