Spring Planting

About five years ago we moved to an acre lot. We use to live on only 1/4 acre. We really enjoy having the extra space for the children to play, but we are on a corner lot and we wanted to have a little blockage from the road so we had planted some oak and pine trees. A few weeks ago my husband found a deal on 7-8 ft. trees at Home Depot, for only $40.00, so he bought a couple to fill in some gaps. The root balls of these trees were huge. We had Home Depot put them in the back of our van with a fork lift. My husband backed the van up to the spot where we wanted them planted. Then my husband and sons pulled them out of the van, down a board, right next to the hole.

Here is the digging clan and a few just observing.

 

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Here is our biggest helper. He always wants to help. Let’s see how long that lasts.

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Everyone in action.

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I took these pictures a couple of weeks later. See how much greener the grass is.

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What a great day!

Some day these trees will all fill in.

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I was so excited to see the nice weather and I can’t wait to get out to do some yard work, and plant our garden. Here you could see the parsley is starting to grow. I used paint sticks and a permanent marker to mark my seasonings.

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The chives have grown, and we already have cut some to use.

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I can’t wait either to see my flowers bloom. These are some Irises.

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This next picture was taken the next day, which was just last week, April 18th. The weather has been yucky ever since then. I guess I will have to wait to plant my garden.

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Have you been able to plant your garden yet?

Have a nice day.

Parents of a Dozen

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