Beginning the Transformation of the Yard

Last Tuesday, Duane tilled a large portion of the front yard and turned it into flowerbeds. The plan is to turn it into a cottage garden. We have planted iris, daffodils, and have hyacinths yet to plant, and will add many more plants in the spring. The iris are re-located from a huge bed in the backyard. . .we dug up 562 iris bulbs last Friday, and have planted about 120 so far. Amazingly enough, there are still at least that many spread across the hill approaching the house.

Eventually, we plan to build a white picket fence along the driveway, with an arbor at the beginning of the sidewalk leading up to the front door on the east side. We also plan to cut down the two large elms on the east side, and extend the porch to wrap around that side of the house. Big plans. . .