Dave and I have been working in our backyard jungle the past few days.
Everything has gotten so out of hand. All our hard work from last season is now glorious weeds. It's just not fair!!!
I worked really hard pulling those monsters but it does not look like I have done anything. Guess I will have to go out and take an after photo. We have tried to work between rain spurts.. to be continued...
Here are the before shots.
Time out while working around our pruned grape stubs.
I have to say that my leg and backside muscles are really sore. All that bending over is painful for me.
But
Thankful I have been doing some exercise so I can keep doing it.
If I get out there today I will take a progress photo.
I believe the next "storm" comes in Sat. or Sunday...
Enjoy your day.
11 comments:
Boy that is a heck of a lot of weeds! Good luck.
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Well, i know the weeds will come back unless you get all the roots out. There are weed pullers that get the roots and you don't have to bend over very much. Maybe that would help, or maybe you have already tried it.
Hard work but so worth it! B
That's a lot of work. Mark is outside right now working on weeds. The rain in California makes them come up pretty fast. Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day.
Hey there neighbor to the south. I have an old friend who lives in Rocklin (Whitney Ranch) and one in Lincoln. We all used to live in San Mateo.
Last year, we decided after looking at all the weeds to put pavers and rocks in, so the area that used to stress me out with weeds is now clear. We now have a small grass area which suits us fine. MY backyard is similar to yours in that we have a hill with a retainer wall. That's where my husband likes to just let nature take its course. We have various wildflowers like poppies that look nice but they all dry out in the summer.
Our almond tree is budding now, too.
Looks like you have a big yard. Yes, the next storm comesin over the weekend.
Way to go girl! LC
Yay, you! We've a burgeoning jungle of our own, but Tom's unable -- and I'm unwilling. Thankful for a great father-son team who keep things relatively tidy.
I Know! You work so hard one season and the next is like you've never been out there!
I finally pruned my rose bushes...I saw some new growth so I might be in trouble.
Hugs
Donna
we have those weeds too, we don't pull them, bob just went out there yesterday and cut the front and today did the back yard. looks great, chopped down the weeds and mulced the leaves. that is one tough job, good luck and you are right, it is good excercise, do a little each day
Reading this post, Sue, reminded me of the continuing yard work we did at our former VA home, especially during the hot and humid summers when weeds would take over no matter how often they were pulled out. We used to joke that our lawn area was green because of the weeds we mowed even though we did seed it. Weed pulling is certainly a thankless job and hope you are taking rest breaks as well. Our yard was about 3/4 of an acre in the back with a small front yard.
Yard work is a lot! It is good that you are both able to do some things, but I hope you don't over do it!
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