We live in a part of the country where sunny days are few and far between. The effect this has on me is to make me crave the sunshine and want to spend every waking moment outside soaking it up when it is around. I think we can safely assume that it did not have this same effect on the previous owners, given the many sun-hiding hedges in the yard.
We ("we" being mainly Frederic) have spent a lot of time already trimming and reducing the hedges. Two days ago, Frederic and his dad attacked the one that was between the house and the barbecue grill.
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| Before |
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| After (well, during) |
The yard looks much bigger already, and a lot more light makes it in to the patio and the dining room now. We can even see from the patio to the side of the yard now, which will be a great thing when Benjamin is old enough to play outside without one of us two steps behind him.
We may plant something small along the low brick wall. Frederic's voting for raspberries, but feel free to leave us your suggestions! The main requirement is that it can't be more than 2-2 1/2 feet tall.
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| Benjamin enjoying the pile of branches |
3 comments:
Very nice as trees rather than bushes blocking all the light. You'll like that so much better. I know I would.
I saved your blog on my "favorite places" and was so excited to be able to pull it up today. This is a wonderful website. Was that J.L.in the yellow cap?
I always told you that you could write!
Claudia Uccello
Thank you! Yes, that is J.L. in the yellow cap.
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