This weeks yard project

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 This area stays in the shade and moss keeps growing and the house  siding turns green from it. The moss even choked out the row of ferns next to the house so out they went.



So I dug it all out and going to gravel it over.



I sprayed roundup, put a ton of Preen to prevent weeds and a bag of moss killer and ant control.  In a week I plan to put a layer of brown paper on the gray sand and then cover with gray gravel. Hopefully, nothing will grow through. There was a million baby violets trying to grow through the brown rocks.

[sunshine]

The trees are blooming but I see leaves sprouting at the tops so their days are numbered for the blossoms.   
But then the Dogwoods are budding waiting for their turn.

[takncarabizniz]

OMG they're gorgeous!  Ours are just beginning to bud.  Looks like my lilacs will be plentiful again this year.  With the new patio project though, it's a goner.  I don't think I can prun it enough to make it work in a big planter, the base is too low to the ground and is in a Y...
 
I have much the same river pebble in my "choochi" garden in the back corner...we lost one of the cyprus so we filled most of the garden w/ pebble and put a hanging bird bath back there...then I want to start collecting garden gnomes and other creatures to keep them company...LOL
 
I haven't even ventured outside to see how my petasite plant is doing...usually by April there are big blooms and it's growing gangbusters...that side of the yard is still a bog though...I hope my Japanese maple makes it...
 
I can see that the sun is poking out today...it will probably end up being gorgeous and tomorrow, when I have the day off...it will rain again...
 
Such is life...

[emilyB]

What a beautiful yard sun and you do so much work but it's certainly worth all the effort.  I love the blossoms and just wish they would last longer.  Our blossoms are covered in snow.
 
We have so much moss too and I dig it out every year.  I can't use any moss or weed killer because Hannah munches on everything in the garden, so it's a lot of work.  We also have to get a service that takes the moss off the roof every year and it's not supposed to come back because they treat the roof, but it does anyway - just not as bad. 

[sunshine]

I forgot what this tree is...first time it bloomed for me. It's still a young one. Crabaapple? Not sure.

The moss killer doesn't work very well but I threw a whole bag in this path...no dogs here...other than a pitt bull that cuts through my yard on occasion.