Backyard Gardening Part 1

Newly planted grasses around a plum tree

On Saturday we helped our friend Ed rid his front lawn of huge grasses that his former neighbor planted years ago, and that had become overgrown. Ed didn't want the grasses, so we took them to plant in our backyard where no regular grass will grow. It was a very hot day, with temperatures near 87F (Heat index near 88F) and bright, scorching sunshine.
    We split up the two giant groups of grasses into 6 different parts and dug 6 holes. We found roots to an old maple tree in half the holes we dug, which always makes it a challenge, but fortunately, they were quite rotted.
    The backyard is Tom's domain, and he's done an incredible job with it- planning what plants need to go where, and landscaping. We have a fountain, a small bird bath, a couple of bird feeders, and a new fountain of a boy and his dog. 

Rob supervising Tom!

TOO DOGGONE HOT!
   As for our dogs, they stayed outside with us for about 30 minutes, and although they sat in the shade, they were hot and wanted inside where it was cool.

Tyler always has a smile!

 

The finished product!

NEXT: A LOOK AT SOME OF THE GARDEN BEDS