The front yard

Last year, we worked on Jeff's half of the front yard - his creepy garden. This year, it's my turn. By the end of the year, my half of the front yard looks a bit like a jungle. But this weekend, we've gone a long way towards taming it.

Here's before (i.e., after digging up two lawn waste bags worth of Virginia creeper, garlic, and mint):

Here's after:

You can see how long it took from the shadows. The additional green bits are mostly orange lilies from near our garden in the back alley. They probably won't bloom this year, but the foliage will be nice!

Plus, we planted potatoes in the garden and some radishes are coming up. Soon, maybe, we will actually get to go outside just to enjoy it, rather than working...

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