May 15 - 16: Weeding project, part 2 . . .
Read MoreThree weeks ago, I decided to do something about the abundance of weeds at the front of my house. Doing that made me realize that I've got A LOT more weeds to take care of, and that this would be an ongoing summer project. On the agenda for today was to tackle more areas that needed some attention. But first, I took my usual stroll around the yard to see what was happening.
On the agenda for today was to continue pulling more of the abundance of weeds that have gradually started to take over the yard. This is something I have been neglecting for a while, and it shows ! Last month, I cleaned up the area directly in front of the house. Today's project was to get started with some more neglected areas of the yard.
A few years ago, I tried to create some definition around the driveway azaleas by separating them from what passes for grass, which turned out ok. I also tried to get rid of some of the border grass that can be seen growing under the first azalea cluster in the photo above. And it's obvious how well that worked.
My goal for today was to continue work on the dividing line, but this time on both sides of the azaleas. The driveway side of the line seen in the photo above looks decent. But the line behind them doesn't exist. The tall border grass has basically taken over. I broke out the gloves, trowel, and bucket to see what I could accomplish.The photo above is of the area in between the first and second azaleas. While creating a line by removing the border grass, I uncovered what looks like another azalea ! It doesn't seem to be part of the azalea next to it. But it also doesn't seem to be a separate plant either, if that makes any sense. Either way, I cleared the border grass out of the way to try and give it some space.
Since I was pulling weeds, I headed over to the other side of the yard to try and pull whatever I could see that was growing among all of the border grass. I say "try," because there were a lot more weeds over here than I anticipated. This is something I'll have to pay more attention to in the future.
I'm not sure what the tree seen in the photo above actually is, (maybe some kind of Holly ?). It was in place when I moved in, and I haven't done a whole lot with it since.
It suddenly dawned on me while removing weeds and border grass that I could treat this area like I do with the other trees in the yard. With all of the weeds gone, I carved out a small circle.