Home Sweet Home

Our home now

Below is what our home looked like when we first moved in. Notice the crazy trees in the back, and the huge bushes to the left -- all gone now! We have done a massive amount of tree trimming. It looks to me like our house was being eaten by trees (and lavender bushes!).

The people who lived here before us were tree-huggers/let nature happen people.

There was just dirt and mud next to the house

We added a stone pathway

And tamed the yard a bit

A few recent improvements:

(The front has also been a three year project!)

Added grass (sod)

Finished stone pathway

Filled in square of dirt with paver stones by front door

Mulched the garden area

Pathway lights

Planted a Japanese Maple tree (the red bush in the left corner)

Bordered tree with stones

Flowers

It is coming together.

I love driving up at night and having the pathway lights lit up, to greet us.

(Lights are my favorite!)

It takes a heap of living (and sweat!) to make a house a home!