The backyard that wants to "scaped"...


This is a view from the very back of the yard taken the day we closed. The Silver Maple on the left has to come down, and sooner than later. You can kind of see where a rather large branch has fallen off, and the tree never quite healed properly. That section is very punky and loose, and there are branches dying off in the upper canopy (or what's left of it).

In this view you can kind of get a sense of the scale of the house in relation to the neighbors' houses - it's not tiny, but the others are much bigger. That's why I refer to it as a tudor/bungalow/cottage. It has elements of all three of those styles.

That big mass of foliage by the garage was two trees that were completely obscuring the front of the house that Kelly's father cut down for us - also the day we closed (what-a-run-on!). Kelly came from downtown with the keys and paperwork, and there he was, chainsaw in hand!

We're trying to plan a woodland/shade garden with a mix of hardscape and lots of ferns and hostas, Columbine -- woodsy type flowers. That won't be untill after the kitchen.
Damn kitchen...