We returned from Alaska to weeds everywhere in both in front and back landscaping and lawns; house was a mess and dirty. As we'd just lived in the RV for 3 weeks + it was also dirty and a total mess. I decided that we'd first clean out the entire RV, everything out and cleaned but just as we were getting everything out we needed to take our baby grand daughter for a few days. That was the end of cleaning for a couple of days, but we took the time to enjoy our baby before starting with the work, a great diversion.
Now the RV is clean and landscape weeding completed so have turned my attention to the back yard. As I have walked around my back yard I found that I was bored with the yard, it was weedy, and old looking. We have a wood frame swing but the wood was dirty and dull, herb planter boxes rotted and falling apart.
I've now spread a ton of grass seed, fertilizer and weed killer and now a much better lawn is coming up. One weed I'd looked up online and found it to be horribly invasive, needed a ton of chemicals. Well it turns out that it is wild bermuda, not a big deal; what a relief.
We took the swing completely apart and I've applied a coat of sealer on it. OMG, the wood is so amazingly beautiful. Cushion is washed then we will put it back together together. We will remove a ugly planter and place the swing in its place with redwood branches as a canopy. I'll attach photos after we have the swing up.
New herb garden planter boxes will be built next week with a slightly new design. Aloe Vera plants will be moved to the front landscaping to the front corner and the sago palm will also be transplanted to the front where all will fit with out southwest theme rather than under redwood trees blocked from the sun.
Next week I'll start painting the fascia board and then trim around the garage and doors. Gosh, our neighbors will be shocked that our house will actually look nice again.
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