Now that we have the indoor projects completed, Someone and I are looking at improving the yard.

 

Most homes in Phoenix have some sort of watering system, especially if they have grass or palm trees. The previous owners (curse them) put down a patio on top of some of the irrigation system so when it is running water bubbles up underneath the cracks. If we turn off the water, the citrus trees wither. So a new watering system is priority #1.

 

We need new lights for the outside. The front has no walkway lights and no ‘spotlights’ on some of the trees and bushes.  This is Priority #2.

 

Priority #3 is putting down some new plants. Normally I would do this myself but I am not familiar enough with cacti and palms to know what to buy and how to place them properly. We need more greens in the back; when we look out back we mostly see ‘wall’.  

We can more of less do what we want in the back, but the Gestapo Home Owners Association limits what we can do in the front.

 

As a bonusm Mr. Landscaper is designing a raised bed in which to grow some vegetables in the winter and autumn months. Wouldn’t that be marvelous to grow vegetables again! I must restrain myself from too many dreams – the damn thing isn’t even up yet.

 

We plan to include in the landscaping plans the erection of our snow meter. It is a metal pole consisting of large numbers. You look out the window to see how many inches of snow are on the ground. 

It may be broken as we haven’t seen even one inch of snow.