Back Fence Line Makeover

From Bad Bushes to Beneficial Blueberries

The back fence line before the project

I'm sure Dad and I could have done this with a shovel (hard to type sarcasm)

Owen catching a ride..Oh course

I just love a job that begins with an excavator. A longtime neighborhood friend helped us begin our project by digging up these bad holly bush plants out of our back fence. They provided no benefits to our property, the river, or critters. They were so over grown that birds couldn't even build nests in them. So..gotta go! Mollie and I believe that our yard should be a place to provide food for either us or other animals or provide much needed pollinating benefits. This was the first step to planting Blueberry Bushes and native wildflowers on Snuggle Acres. Its really a half an acre, but sometimes it feels like there are many acres and this is the "back 40"

After the destruction My Dad and Dorie were here for their annual yard makeover weekend. Dad and I hauled three loads to the local brush pile where the brush is grinded up for future use somewhere else. I ended up hauling three more loads on Sunday. I will publish the plantings in the next post.