State of the Yard

It seems only fitting that I should make my State of the Yard post while I sit here listening to State of the Union replays.

So...
We've got 3 stubborn mulberries that keep coming back no matter how much we abuse them. We bought a chain this evening, and tomorrow we're going to hook it up to the truck and rip them out, hell or high water.

I still have half a patio (it's actually more like 1/3, but it's the 1/3 with the fire pit in it, so it was probably have the total labor. I'm trying to talk him into finishing it, but that is also going to be resolved this season, hell or high water. If he won't finish it, I'm going to rip it out and start from scratch with larger pavers instead of bricks.

My favorite local bookstore is going out of business, and so not only did I pick up some nifty new books for super cheap prices, but I also bought some of their scaffolding style shelving for the greenhouse. Tomorrow's duty will be to clear out the greenhouse (it's got some of last year's seedling trays, a few bales of straw, some hose, extra windows, etc... plus some weeds growing) and look into getting pea gravel for the floor, and possibly assembling them and putting them in. I'm guessing they'll fit in and out of the greenhouse easily, and I'd rather have them out of the weather.

I still need to scrape, caulk and paint the outside of the greenhouse. I don't mind the painting, but the scraping gets exhausting, and the caulking is frustrating. Then really the only thing left is to get doors on it, finish up the various vents, and find some grates to put on the scaffold shelving - they had particle board on them in the store, but that will certainly not do out in a greenhouse.

I've brought in one truckload of composted horse manure so far this year, and top dressed most of the beds out front. I will probably need 2-3 more loads, just need to time it for when I have time to shovel it, and it hasn't been so wet that the tractor gets stuck trying to get it for me.

I planted 2000 bulbs in the front lawn over the past few months. There are 1000 crocus and 1000 grape hyacinth. I can't wait to see them bloom in the spring. I also planted a variety of tulips, daffodils, more crocuses, and allium in some of the flower beds.

I placed a huge seed order with D Landreth Seed Company. I ordered a few more seeds from eBay, and I have a wishlist of trees, shrubs, and perennials to take to Willey Farms with me. Planning to put some lettuce in the ground as soon as the seeds arrive. :)