Like fairy circles.
It has rained almost non-stop for 2 weeks. Let me remind you, I live in a marshy, high desert. Reno's main form of precipitation is snow. We have had so much rain, that we beat out a record set in 1911.
Nathan and I have been trying to go gung ho to get our pond done, which has been severely set back by all this rain. We have gotten the liner in and filled it a bit, but we are having trouble deciding on the final look of the waterfall. Truth be told, we are super poor. Between working on the pond, and having the landscapers out to install the pathway, we have blown through a few grand. The sad thing is, we aren't even close to done, We would need $5000-$6000 more to get our backyard into quaint and useable shape. We just don't have the money right now, and we don't know when we will have it. We are making do with buying things bit by bit for now.
I did manage to get rid of the rest of the crappy bushes in my front yard today. I only have 2 side bushes left to dispose of and that will take care of the remaining "stock" landscaping the builders put in. In their places, I have planted peonies and a blue hydrangea. I will be filling the spaces in between with flats of mosses, flowers, and ground cover. I would have done it today, but it got too cold to work. So they will have to sit in their little plastic pots until tomorrow, hopefully.
I will be sad when Nathan finally mows the grass, as I have become quite attached to my Fairy Circles. There are 2 of them, and every day they get more complete. I wish I could show you the state of my yard. The grass is very green and tall, and everywhere are wild mushrooms. If the ground were dry, I would love to roll in it.
Check out my Flickr for a few more photos, and say tuned, I will be taking more to document our progress!
It has rained almost non-stop for 2 weeks. Let me remind you, I live in a marshy, high desert. Reno's main form of precipitation is snow. We have had so much rain, that we beat out a record set in 1911.
Nathan and I have been trying to go gung ho to get our pond done, which has been severely set back by all this rain. We have gotten the liner in and filled it a bit, but we are having trouble deciding on the final look of the waterfall. Truth be told, we are super poor. Between working on the pond, and having the landscapers out to install the pathway, we have blown through a few grand. The sad thing is, we aren't even close to done, We would need $5000-$6000 more to get our backyard into quaint and useable shape. We just don't have the money right now, and we don't know when we will have it. We are making do with buying things bit by bit for now.
I did manage to get rid of the rest of the crappy bushes in my front yard today. I only have 2 side bushes left to dispose of and that will take care of the remaining "stock" landscaping the builders put in. In their places, I have planted peonies and a blue hydrangea. I will be filling the spaces in between with flats of mosses, flowers, and ground cover. I would have done it today, but it got too cold to work. So they will have to sit in their little plastic pots until tomorrow, hopefully.
I will be sad when Nathan finally mows the grass, as I have become quite attached to my Fairy Circles. There are 2 of them, and every day they get more complete. I wish I could show you the state of my yard. The grass is very green and tall, and everywhere are wild mushrooms. If the ground were dry, I would love to roll in it.
Check out my Flickr for a few more photos, and say tuned, I will be taking more to document our progress!
