Junior's Blog

Working the Land

I mowed the lawn and cleaned up the yard a little more after work today.  Some of the grass seed I planted a couple of weeks back took hold and is starting to come up.  I have several areas that could use some more attention and more seed.  Maybe I will work on that this weekend. 

The battery yard/leaf blower I got for Christmas came in handy today after I finished mowing and edging the tree lawn.  My old one required pulling out the extension cords, stringing them from the back of the house and then coiling them up when I was finished.  This one made the job much easier.

I need to start start thinking about the flowers and shrubs that I was to put in once the tulips and daffodils finish blooming.  I will probably enlist the help of my dad and his rototiller to help with that job.  Prepping the beds should go pretty quick given the sandy soil I have hear in the neighborhood. 

Buds are just starting to form on the trees too.  Give it another week or two and this neighborhood will look completely different.

Yard Work

I got out into the yard and did a little spring cleanup and lawn prep after work today. Boy did it feel good to get out there and just enjoy the fresh air. Yard work can get a little overwhelming late in the season, but I am going to enjoy it as much as possible now that the weather is making a turn for the better. This time of year is great because the flowers are just starting to sprout, the trees are going to bud any day now, and the dead of winter is shaking off.

I started by cleaning up the few leaves that were left from late last year and the sticks that feel down throughout the yard. The flower beds need some more work, but I need to borrow my dad’s tiller before I tackle those. I filled in a few low spots and bare spots with top soil next. I overseeded and fertilized the yard before calling it a night.

I will more than likely need to pick up some more grass seed to fill in the spots that are a little thin. Once the temperatures change for good, I am going to pick up some flowers and shrubs for the beds. I also need to get working on some quotes for removing the large tree in the backyard. It is just getting too big, and I would rather not run into any issues with large limbs coming down on the house or car.