New Trees - re-do!

It was pointed out that photos never appeared in my earlier post. So here they are!!

House before bushes were removed. Can you see how they just topped off the arborvitae??

Bushes in process of being removed. You can see Lois and Jeff cut down the majority of the brush with a chainsaw and piled them in the yard, ready for pick-up the next day (we rented a trailer). In the photo are Lois, Jeff, neighbors Jon and Cindy (standing and in pink) and neighbor Jon (in truck). The removal process took about a day and a half to cut them down, dig out the stumps, and get them pulled successfully!

The House's new look!! The front tree is PrairieFire Crabapple tree, which will have beautiful bright pink blooms in May, and dark green foliage with red berries (that don't drop) the rest of the time. There is also an Endless Summer Hydrangea planted (which will most likely be moved) and we are putting in spring bulb tulips too. You might also notice the new motion light sensor under the front light, as well as a new doorbell. Ok, I bet you can't see that, but it's there!

The corner tree is a Autumn Blaze Maple, the side tree is Ruby Red Maple. Not pictured are the weeping white spruce (on the sideyard by the garage) and a Honeycrisp apple tree in the backyard. Hopefully in a couple years we will have apples - the crabapple tree SHOULD pollinate the apple tree successfully. Also, notice that the trees have been edged, then mulched with red cedar mulch and re-pitched slightly, so they are not on such a steep hill.

WOW - what a change, huh???? Lois and Jeff worked soooooo hard making this a reality - while I was sick, attending a chorale retreat, working, and teaching lessons....they transformed our yard, HGTV-tyle!

We are going to start saving our pennies again so we can put in the front landscaped bed this spring - probably planting and mulching the 1/3 of the yard around the house.