Gardening, Beth's Tree & Sheetrock Prep

C & I spent much of the weekend enjoying the outdoors, granted it was by working on our yard. We made a trip out to Recycled Gardens on Saturday where we bought two mature plants (one Laurel and one Camillia) for a steal of a deal. We also made visited Portland Nursery, where we found exactly what we were looking for, and spent the money we save by getting used plants earlier in the day. While we were out, a dump truck delivered bark mulch.


The new plants are in the ground, and a third of the mulch is spread. We also did some repair work to the lawn where the plumbers had ripped it up during the install of the sewer line.




Perhaps the most meaningful yard project was the planting of a Dogwood in memory of my Mom. When my Mom was growning up in Virginia, her father planted three Dogwoods, one for his wife and for each of his two daughters. When C & I desgined the front yard we included a Dogwood as a center piece, when was planted the week of our wedding ... a ceremony of sorts. Upon my Mom's passing, her sister suggested that we add a second Dogwood to our yard. Today was the day we made it happen. Complete with the use of some of her ashes, Beth's tree has been planted. It sits outside of our front windows, framing the view.

Finally, we prepped the new bathroom & utility room space for the sheetrock to be installed tomorrow. In addition to finishing those rooms, we will also skim coat the main hallway to repair bad seaming and patch the wholes from the installation of the attic stairs. I'm so excited to come home tomorrow and see the progress!