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Barleychown's back yard
« on: Feb 19, 2008, 08:21:11 PM »
I want to share with you all the progress that has been made in my back yard over the last two years.

This is a shot of the lot, from the back, facing Main street, while they were tearing down what was left of the burned house:



This is a shot from while the house was being built:



And a little later in the build:



This is from last spring:



These are shots from last summer when things were growing great:







These shots are from yesterday, after moving compost all day:







This year, we will be working on adding perennial flowers to the "bones" of the gardens shown here. :yesssss:
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 20, 2008, 06:55:01 AM »
 :Wow: you have really worked you tail off in the last few years!! That is a Lot of accomplishment! You Should be happy with the results!! Cause Its looking Great Sarah!!  :ThumbUp:

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« Reply #2 on: Feb 20, 2008, 09:49:32 AM »
:Wow: What a difference a couple years(and a LOT of hard work :kissies: ) makes!!! Awesome back yard, Sarah! Great job :ThumbUp:

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« Reply #3 on: Feb 20, 2008, 03:31:00 PM »
Your landscaping looks wonderful.  It really looks like you've been working hard out there!

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« Reply #4 on: Feb 20, 2008, 10:38:07 PM »
That's quite a transformation. It is looking really great. Keep up the good work.
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« Reply #5 on: Feb 21, 2008, 12:14:26 PM »
I was there yesterday, & it looks even better in person!  :yesssss:

When I first saw the house, when it was being framed, I thought that making anything presentable out of that yard was next to impossible & would take a lifetime. (I guess I just don't know how to think outside the box!)  It's amazing, how much you've done with that yard in such a short time, Sarah... & it just gets better & better, every year! :Yahoo:


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« Reply #6 on: Feb 21, 2008, 03:05:15 PM »
Absolutely wonderful Sarah.  I cannot believe how you have turned that blank canvas into an awesome garden in such a short time.  I would love to see a shot from the 2nd floor of the house towards the creek like in the 2nd pic you posted.

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Re: Barleychown's back yard
« Reply #7 on: Feb 21, 2008, 07:15:39 PM »
GREAT idea Triss!  :yesssss:




Thank you everyone for your kind words. :grinnnn: I get to feeling like things are not moving along as fast as I would like them to be, but when I see the pictures all lined up like this, I realize it HAS come a long way. :dancingbunny:

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« Reply #8 on: Feb 21, 2008, 09:09:04 PM »
Sarah, you have done a remarkable job on establishing your gardens. :grinnnn: It is hard to believe that you have only been there for such a short time. We have been at our home for four years and I am way behind you in claiming my garden spaces. Sure wish you could fly down here and help me get mine all filled in! :BigGrin:

I would love to have that pile of compost! :)

 
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« Reply #9 on: Feb 21, 2008, 10:04:40 PM »
WOW, you can really see the creek now with all that ivy off the trees.   And I tell you, from all of the other pics, I always assumed that the greenhouse was on the other side of the yard.  Really puts it into perspective seeing it like that.  That is one of those shots to take each year as it grows and grows.

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« Reply #10 on: Feb 21, 2008, 10:14:04 PM »
Dianna, I had a general idea of what I wanted to do for these gardens, long before we purchased the lot. So, two or three years of planning went into this, before I ever set foot on the place.

I still have huge plans for the gardens, and I'm sure I will keep plugging away at them.

Triss, let me tell you...that ivy is NOT going down without a huge fight. It's still popping up everywhere. :viking:
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« Reply #11 on: Feb 21, 2008, 10:15:02 PM »
Yes, that stuff is hard to get rid of.  I think I will keep my ivy in their containers in my bathroom.

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« Reply #12 on: Feb 22, 2008, 08:27:49 PM »
   :Wow:  sarah you did a beauitful job!!!  :Wow:  lotta work you did,
:wink5:  that pic was a good idea triss!  :ThumbUp: ]  youll have ta show us another pic from upstairs this summer when everythings blooming  :grinnnn:

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« Reply #13 on: Feb 24, 2008, 04:21:05 AM »
Boy, everything look great,Sarah!  :Wow: I really can't believe just how much you have accomplished in just a few years.   :yikes:
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« Reply #14 on: Mar 15, 2008, 07:41:04 AM »
You certainly have done a spetacular job so far on your garden.  I would have been very daunted there in the beginning.  It might well have overwhelmed me.

The property I'm trying to get has a lot of bramble on it along with some young trees but nothing like you had to clear off.

Like you my lot fits in very well with the plans I had been working on for a long time so I can start right in on them as cash permits.

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« Reply #15 on: Mar 15, 2008, 02:30:08 PM »
Great job Sarah, well done!

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Re: Barleychown's back yard
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2008, 11:30:17 AM »
Here's a picture from today. Things are growing so fast!



I still have so much to do back there, but it sure looks better this year.
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« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2008, 03:22:13 PM »
 :Wow: What a difference a season can make! :grinnnn:

Looks great, Sarah. Looks like you have some additions out there too... :)
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« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2008, 06:56:32 AM »
Looking great out there, Sarah!! Want to come do my yard?? Looks like mine is on hold until the fall for now. That's OK- I have enough to do for the moment! :giggle: and that'll keep me busy this fall! :ThumbUp:

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« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2008, 11:18:27 AM »
May I ask the size of your back yard?

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« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2008, 11:33:44 AM »
65' by 130', roughly...
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« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2008, 12:12:56 PM »
:Wow: What a great idea, to create more gardening space! :Yahoo:  (That's the sort of thing I tried to describe to Patti, for full-sun gardening in the middle of her otherwise shady yard.) :ThumbUp:

You just keep giving me more ideas, Sarah!  Now I'd like to have 485 days in a year, so I can have a longer growing season! :wink5:

Your yard is looking better & better every time I see it... & it was already awesome, before you added to it! 

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« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2008, 12:46:24 AM »
Geesh, Sarah, it's really hard to comprehend everything you've accomplished in just a few years.  :Wow:  You really do such a wonderful job of making the best use of the space you have in your yard.   :ThumbUp:  ;)
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« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2008, 07:37:34 AM »
Wow, everything is growing fast for you Sarah!!

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Re: Barleychown's back yard
« Reply #24 on: May 23, 2008, 02:40:10 PM »
Looks awesome Sarah. 

What is the new fence on the left separating?  And did you lose the yard fence on the very far left?  It kinda looks like it is sagging a bit but may be the camera angle.

I cannot believe how much it has filled in so far this year.

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