That should only take about 45 seconds.. OK!

still turquoise.Somewhere around the end of the school year in June, I got really really bad at taking care of things outside around our property.I mean worse than I already was.

I had no idea what I was in for with this property, and we’re probably in over our heads in a lot of areas.Not that that’s a bad thing.I’m enjoying every little second of it and I relish the fact that I’m learning all these things now.

In 30 years, I’ll have 30 years of experience and this place will be stunning.. For now… it’s a learning experience.Still.. I’m fairly determined to get this place looking not-so-bad now that school’s back in.

This little petunia plant is one I saved from certain death by whatever bug was eating it where it was before.

I put it up on the ledge by our side door so people can see it from the road.Well, we’re going to be leaving it down for 2-3 years.

This is because the weeds need a chance to go through their life cycles and use up all the stored energy they have in their roots.And our weeds have some big roots.

One type of weed that we have, I think it’s called Hedgewood Bindweed, is supposed to take about 8 months to use up all the energy it has stored, but the recommended smotheration time is about 3 years to be sure..So that’s the plan of attack.