Renovation Thursday – Weeds and Trees

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This week on Renovation Thursday I took advantage of the nice warm weather to pull some weeds and put in some trees.

Weeds are not exactly my favorite thing to do, but I do like how the flowers look after I have weeded.  And in this case, I was able to see that there were actually flowers there after all underneath all those weeds.

Here’s the mess before:

And after:

And this week one of my bleeding hearts was looking beautiful, so I had to capture that picture as well (this was a few days after I weeded):

Then I moved on to the trees.  We decided to put in apple and pear trees for my youngest who wanted them this year.  Besides transforming our garden into a Square Foot Garden to allow us to plant more stuff, these trees are the addition to the garden this year.

When you are planting apple and pear trees, you need two trees of different varieties for cross-pollination (to ensure that you get fruit on your tree).  We chose two pear trees and two apple trees, because although it is possible to cross-pollinate an apple tree with a pear tree, it’s not guaranteed.  I knew if I was going to spend the time digging the holes and taking care of the trees, that I wanted to make sure I would get some apples and pears to eat!  So, we went the easy route and just planted two different varieties of each.

Here’s before:

And after:

Now I just need to get the top level of my walkway finished (which is know as weed central).  It’s a bit more complicated than just pulling out the weeds – I have to take out all the rocks, then pull up the (not working at all) weed barrier and all the weeds, then plant my new plants (hosta, bleeding hearts, lilies), put back down the weed barrier and replace the rocks.  It’s a weekend (or more) project for sure.

Here’s where I am headed for Renovation Thursday in the next few weeks:

1. Kitchen Backsplash – DONE!
2. Repair Slide on Swing Set – DONE!
3. Patch Office Walls
4. Paint Office Walls
5. Remove Screws from the Office Ceiling
6. Hang Pictures in Office
7. Finish Patching Kitchen Ceiling
8. Fix Outlet in Kitchen – DONE!
9. Fix Fan in Kitchen
10. Screw Sink in Laundry Room into Wall – DONE!
11. Wood Trim Under Washer
12. Replace Island Lights in Kitchen – DONE!
13. Patch Kitchen Wall
14. Paint Kitchen Ceiling
15. Paint Kitchen Walls
16. Patch Dining Room Walls
17. Paint Dining Room Walls
18. Paint Downstairs Vanity
19. New Hardware for Downstairs Vanity
20. Cubbies for Mudroom
21. Bench for Mudroom
22. Locker Holders in Mudroom
23. Cabinet for Circuit Breakers
24. Patch Holes in Living Room
25. Paint Touch Up Living Room
26. Hang Children’s Picture in Living Room
27. Patch Above Front Door
28. Put Piece of Wood Under Front Door
29. Paint Above Front Door
30. Remove Molding in Hallway
31. Replace Outlets in Hallway
32. Replace Light Switches in Hallway
33. Paint Hallway
34. Fix Wheelbarrow Wheel – DONE!
35. Remove Rocks in Front Yard
36. Plant Flowers in Front Yard
37. New Weed Barrier in Front Yard
38. Replace Rocks in Front Yard
39. Pull Weeds and Trim Existing Front Flowers – DONE!
40. Plant Trees in Front Yard – DONE!
41. Paint Touch Up Guest Bath
42. Patch Guest Bath Walls
43. Paint Touch Up Master Bath
44. Fix Vanity Door in Master Bath
45. Fix Drain in Master Bath Sink – DONE!
46. Fix Shower Heads in Master Bath – DONE!
47. Prime Master Bedroom Walls
48. Paint Touch Up Master Bedroom
49. Fix Fan Wobbling in Master Bedroom
50. Lattice for Children’s Artwork in Hallway
51. Patch Hole in Wood Floor in Living Room
52. Paint Pantry
53. Fix Kickplate in Kitchen
54. Paint Kickplate in Kitchen
55. Fix Doors on Office Bookshelves – DONE!
56. Tape All Child Locks
57. Clean Tops of Kitchen Cabinets

See you next week as we tackle more home improvement!

Dr. Laura

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