It may not be obvious, but we've been busy these past three months. Our driveway is dirt-free, thank you Craigslist! We waited for the soil to dry out some before working in the amendments in the border beds and parking strip (compost and lime, and for our acid-loving blueberries, some peat moss). We've been picking out all of our perennial food plants for the border beds and parking strip. Obviously, we've gotten a few bare root trees already into the parking strip. There are four different dwarf apple trees, a dwarf pear tree and a dwarf plum tree.
We've also been trying to decide on a design for the fence, so I've been playing with Photoshop. Right now, I'm thinking of a code-compliant 3.5 foot tall cedar fence with alternating skinny and fat pickets and topped with a hand rail for a more finished look. I haven't decided on an arbor over the entrance, but I think it would be great if I could make a triangular arbor that matched the peak of the roof. I never thought it would be eight months later and still the project is not complete!!!
