Front Yard

We added a lot of peat moss and steer manure to the front garden.

We planted a Red Canadian Cherry, Camperdown Elm, Frechia, red twig dogwoods, yews, burning bushes, rose bushes, lupine, ladies mantle, Russian Sage. I'm sure there will be more plants put in over time.

Square Foot Garden Vegetable Beds

Joel has done a fine job of planning and building the raised vegetable beds. We used Pecky Cedar 6X8's. We will fill them with a mixture of Peat Moss, Vermiculite, and compost. I can't wait to garden in this fine soil!

Back yard

I have started a back corner perrenial garden. The Hollyhocks are planted against the house. There are also some Oriental Poppies planted here. I want to make this a vibrantly colored garden area. The Weeping Pussy Willow on the corner will mark where I turn the color pallet to softer hues.

So far, we have eight trees planted in the back yard: Honey crisp apple tree, two Prarie Fire crabs, Deborah Maple, Canadian Red Cherry, Plum, Weeping Pussy Willow, and if I can find one - a Corkscrew willow.
We also planted ten Lilac bushes around the trampoline.

Progress through April

I set out the path through the back garden area. It will be lined in brick and paved with crushed gravel, with stepping stones down the middle.