With so many changes in 2007 having been so successful, we are hoping to plan even more for 2008. Starting off with a landscape effort which will reduce our water by one third.

Two more trees, wildlife-attracting bushes, broad xeriscaped areas, and planting beds are all in the plan. Hope to share some of these sketches here soon.

Labels: back yard, garden, lawn, pergola

Gracie puts the 'guard' in 'guard'en.

It's been a while since our last update. Traveling to Ireland gave us a breather and inspiration.

Upon our return we found the 5K Garden needing some attention. The neighbors were thrilled to harvest while we were gone. Tomatoes were top notch. Peppers aging nicely. Soon we discovered our caterpillar friends munching on everything. By this time we felt it was fair to provide them with 'the caterpillar's share'.

These photos are by the Mrs.

Labels: caterpillar, parsley