http://house.abarrelofthis.com/articles/2007/04/07/spring-renovations en-us 40 <div style="" class="flickrplugin"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abarrelofthis/445411451"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/445411451_5302b7e767_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Cherry tree" title="Cherry tree"/></a><p class="caption" style="width:180px">Our wedding gift from Rob and Jennifer.</p></div> <p>Like any good home owner <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abarrelofthis/sets/72157600046337434/">with the coming of Spring we&#8217;ve started taking on all of the projects</a> that sat dormant over the winter (though as I write this the little tree pictured above has been dusted by snow). I dug the ditch a bit deeper than necessary but, otherwise we had the cherry tree installed in no time. Hopefully the tree will make it through this cold snap.</p> <p>Yesterday, I continued the front yard transformation by pulling out the small dying shrub in the corner next to the walkway. The roots ran under some bulbs so I unfortunately did some damage to those little guys but, they&#8217;re replanted and the shrub is gone.</p> <p>The porch is the beneficiary of all the pretty flower baskets my Mom obtained for our wedding reception. In fact the entire house is teeming with plants and flowers. We really did have a warm and pleasant few days before the unexpected return of Winter.</p> <p>K. also painted the front door. The first coat went well but the cold weather has delayed application of additional coats. Pictures when it is all done.</p> <p>Finally we ordered a new stove, a wedding present from K&#8217;s parents, and some lumber for raised beds we plan to build in the back yard. All in all an eventful week.</p> Sat, 07 Apr 2007 07:48:00 -0700 urn:uuid:e439e3a3-de5d-451d-ab11-8ae92cf4119e Matthew http://house.abarrelofthis.com/articles/2007/04/07/spring-renovations yard tree shrub