The Spring Front Yard

Did y'all have a good weekend? I finally got to work in the yard on Saturday and it felt so good! My body may not have thought it felt so good, but I sure did.

The yard is far from perfect and it still has a lot of greening up to do and a lot of grass needs to fill in some bare spots which happens every winter. We mainly worked on the front yard beds and the bed by the pond needed to be cleaned up. There were tons of sticks down and the ivy was taking over and needed to be trimmed away from the trees and other landscaping. We love the ivy, but we don't want it to climb the trees and bushes.

Here are some photos I took with my phone.

The edge of the bed had to be dug out and then cut with the edger to make the edge nice and neat. The deeper edge also keeps the mulch from getting scattered out on the yard. The new mulch was put out a few weeks ago.

Several dead spots should fill in soon as the days get hotter.

The monkey grass is shooting up new growth. These will be full size soon.

The knockout roses are just starting to bloom.

This ivy took over this area by the pond after I put a planter pot of ivy out here and it grew out of the pot and covered the ground, but this makes for a nice ground cover. We just have to keep it off the trees and things. And yes, I took this one in the rain as you can see it sprinkling on the pond.

I planted these hostas under the huge tree by our house many years ago and I never do anything to them. They just keep on thriving every year.

This was my view from the lawn mower that I shared on Instagram.
Are you following me there?

 I also shared our geese that are living at our pond and awaiting the birth of their three goslings. You should have seen daddy goose come after me on the lawn mower when he thought I was getting a bit too close to his lady on the nest.
She built her nest right by our pond out in the open. Doesn't seem to smart to me, but that's where she is. You can see her in my insta story highlights.

Have a fabulous week!