First there is our backyard gardening and landscaping will have to come second.

The landscaping that needs to be done is mainly filling in the holes left by the previous owners. They must have used that area to park vehicles or to turn around in so they wouldn’t be backing out of the driveway.

Right now the area we are planning to put the garden is all grass. We can use that grass to fix up those ruts and any other uneven ground. Our yard is very level so when it rains it’s very easy to see the holes and any low spots.

Once the snow is gone and the water remains I can mark the spots that need to be filled in and we can get on with creating our first backyard garden. I am getting more excited every time I think about it.

I am reading a couple of books and figuring what size our garden should be based on what we want to grow. We may start with a small garden and see what we learn. Next year we can increase the size if we feel comfortable with it.

Once the garden is in and the lawn is level my wife and I can sit out in the backyard with our laptops and enjoy our life and our business right at home.

I have mentioned in other posts that my health isn’t the greatest but it’s a lot better than last year but I still can’t lift much or do anything strenuous. Because of this one of my guitar playin’ buddies has offered to help. We will split the rental fee and she will create our garden area and she will be able to do her own garden. Can’t turn down a deal like that.

For this year I think that’s about all the backyard gardening and landscaping we will be doing. Of course we will be looking forward to the second year.

If we do find that we have energy left after this we may start working on making the lawn more grass and less, well less NOT grass. Like the area the previous owners had their huge above ground swimming pool. It’s like a parking lot in that area.

One step at a time…