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The newly planted garden in the back yard, beneath the kitchen window. Center: Hydrangea. Front: Sedum. Middle left/right: Bee balm. Rear left/right: phlox.
The giant piles of mulch that came from the branches of our second tree. Came in useful when we redid part of the garden in the back yard.
The state of the back yard before projects began. This and the second box elder were enveloping the entire back yard in shade, preventing anything from growing there except the thistles and ground-elder you see growing here.
and we're getting so close...
Ideally, we would be building a screened gazebo with gorgeous beams and a cupola and stairs and shelves to serve as outside dining space overlooking the lake. Sadly, this year's budget just doesn't have that kind of flexibility. But never fear! Handy Lori and a new screened tent from Craigslist at half the store price, and voila!
The trunk fell in the back yard as planned, but the leaves and smaller branches ended up enveloping the porch. This was a big tree!