Weediculous

on May 18, 2010

So I have gotten a little behind on lawn maintenance ever since Reid joined the family. Unfortunately my yard is not the kind that can be left alone for 2 months especially in the spring. Mr. C has done a good job of keeping the grass lookin’ good but I have not touched the beds at all and it shows. OH, and nothing says, “welcome” like a pot of dead pansies.

So today I decided to tackle the weeds that were overtaking EVERYTHING. After an hour it looked much better but I think it will take a couple more sessions to have it looking like it should. Not to mention I still need to plant annuals for summer!

Check out my weed pile.

FYI – if you have weeds that are really difficult you can use needle nose pliars to pull them. I know this b/c my yard is full of beautiful oak trees so I always end up with little oak trees that are attempting to invade my beds. These are TOUGH to get out so I always use pliars.

Check out the trees taking over my bushes below.

Weeds are taking my daylily hostage.

Wow – just what you always wanted- a weed tutorial. Since that is not so exciting I’ll leave you with these pics I took while working in the yard. Oh, and baby Reid enjoyed watching the weeding from the front porch in his bouncer. He loves the fresh air!