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GRASS! It really looks like a house now. :)

WE GOT GRASS! And seven trees–five maple and two cherry–and azaleas and day lilies and some weird scrubby tree-bush things. And bushes that look a lot like pot plants from a distance. But they are hiding the air conditioners, so we don’t really have to see those too often. It’s so lovely! And I love that Ryan will be footing the water bill for the next week and a half while the roots take. They’ve seeded the backyard, which we didn’t expect, since they haven’t put in the deck yet. Guess that must be soon!

View from the back corner of the side yard. We hadn't realized they would sod this far back.

View from the back corner of the side yard. We hadn’t realized they would sod this far back.

Three trees in the back side yard--all maples.

Three trees in the back side yard–all maples.

Front yard- two maples and two cherry trees.

Front yard- two maples and two cherry trees.

Meh. Not wild about the scrubby bushes around the post light.

Meh. Not wild about the scrubby bushes around the post light.

Mulch, too!

Mulch, too!

Lilies and those tall, scrubby tree bushes. Again, not wild about those, but all can be changed. Or trimmed a lot.

Lilies and those tall, scrubby tree bushes. Again, not wild about those, but all can be changed. Or trimmed a lot.

The railing is finished, too.

The railing is finished, too.

Sheesh, that's a lot of grass.

Sheesh, that’s a lot of grass.

Interesting plants in front of the air conditioner units.

Interesting plants in front of the air conditioner units.

6 comments on “GRASS! It really looks like a house now. :)

  1. Melissa R
    June 24, 2013

    It looks wonderful. I like all your plants. I see a bunch of blogs where they don’t get any sod or plants and it looks sad. I love maple and cherry trees, huge score.

    • newbietobuilding!
      June 25, 2013

      Thanks. I was kind of nonplussed about the trees at first, since I was looking forward to a nice, flat expanse of yard for the kids to play, but I think they are spaced out well and look really pretty. I’m not wild about the scrubby things around the post light, but those can be moved. We’re really glad to have gotten sod. I don’t know that I have either the patience or the luck to grow grass on my own!

  2. S and P
    June 25, 2013

    It looks great!!! Did you upgrade the landscaping package?

    • newbietobuilding!
      June 26, 2013

      We had to get the upgraded landscaping since we have a corner lot, but they absorbed the difference in cost. I like about 85% of it, but I think we may have to ditch or relocate some of those scrubby things. 🙂

  3. Kim
    June 26, 2013

    Looks amazing!!

    • newbietobuilding!
      June 26, 2013

      Thanks! I can’t believe how quickly it’s all come together at the end. Two weeks from yesterday we move!

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