New Adventure Update

It's almost been a year to date! Yes, we are still working on last years plan.....sad to say, we have not begun implementing any part of our plan. I will say we have successfully decided on a landscape plan!

For our current yard, we are branching into the low maintenance theme. We took forever deciding on a grass last fall. It was late fall when we planted the perennial rye 50 lb bag for $30 we found at our local Hudson store. Because we planted so late and the winter weather turned hot so fast, here in NC this year, the grass has turned brown this month. Typically rye grass will last from fall until late Spring. Perennial Rye enjoys cooler weather below 70s. We were spoiled with a wet winter so we did not have to water the grass seed.

This spring we will be planting with two different grass varieties zoysia and Kentucky bluegrass and will update on how well they do. This time we simply ordered from Amazon. The key to grass is a great fertilizer and keeping the seed moist until it sprouts.

On a side note, I hate grass!!!! It's not economical, it robs plants of their water, it requires a lot of mowing which translates into gas, etc. Needless to say this yard does not make me feel relaxed, at the moment. Ok, off my rant. :)

We have gone from 2.5 acres down to .8 of an acre. Our plan is to create a low maintenance property boundary and privacy hedge around the sides. Once that is established we want to create the back yard more like I prefer a yard to look like. Stay tuned. This upcoming month will be a lot of posts on planting our privacy trees!

back yard with steep slope

Needs retaining wall

Back yard sees into all the neighboring yards

side yard

side yard

side yard

Side yard