yard – Page 2 – The Tall and Short of It

A Guaranteed Way to Ruin Your Curb Appeal

July 21, 2012 Audrey Comments 5 comments

We just couldn’t do it anymore. We tried to make our lawn look lush and well-manicured so it could look burb appropriate, but the water bill was killing us and quite frankly the soaring temperatures were killing the lawn. So, we thought we’d beat mother nature to the punch. Our cheap and green sides have always liked the idea of xeriscaping, but the part of us that cared about keeping up appearances hesitated. Then Noel checked out The Undaunted Garden:…

Work Hard, Play Hard

August 21, 2011 Audrey Comments 4 comments

Last week we were lucky to have a visit from my parents and my brothers. Unfortunately for them, it wasn’t much of a vacation because we had a long list of projects for them to help us with. Still, we managed to squeeze in some fun celebrating my Dad’s birthday (Happy 50th!) and showing them some of the local sites they missed out on the last time they visited Colorado. In less than a week we managed to drive on…

Most of the Time I Love Deciduous Trees

November 10, 2010 Audrey Comments 3 comments

We’re supposed to get our first snow tonight, which means the leaves in our yard needed to be dealt with. We’d already spent a good chunk of time raking last Saturday, but the leaves just kept falling. Due to the time crunch, I bundled Cooper up like that kid in A Christmas Story and we headed out into the yard. For the first little while Cooper thankfully took a nap in his stroller, until loud expletives started coming from the…