Once we bought the house and moved in, the clean-up process began. I spent the rest of the summer just trying to reign in all the wild growth that had accumulated. So I broke out the lawn mower, weed eater, and hedge trimmer and got to work. It's amazing how much of a difference just cutting the grass made.

When we looked at the house in the spring, I noticed the lack of privacy hedges in between the properties on this side of the yard. Now that summer has arrived, what was there has filled in a little bit, which is good.

The back yard looks pretty good after doing some much needed maintenance.

The back yard looks pretty good after cutting the grass and trimming the bushes.

This corner of the yard was quite overgrown, but looks much better after a few passes with the lawn mower. Curiously, under the English Ivy on the left center of the photo is a pile of bricks.

This area also looks much better after a few passes with the lawn mower. Little by little, I'll work my way into the area behind the dog enclosure. Since we don't have a dog, I will probably remove the old fence which will make this area more accessible.