This year we didn't get our landscaping service to our house in November like we normally do to rake up our bajillion leaves. We were a little busy (Henry). So, when the snow finally melted away we were left with a huge wet, soggy leaf mess. I decided (perhaps mistakenly) that we could tackle the leaves w/o paying for a lawn service! The kids were on Spring Break (an extended Spring Break...they had 9 days in a row off, including the weekend) and the weather was beautiful the whole time. We bought rakes, refuse bags, and I hired my kids and the neighbor kids to rake and bag. And, believe it or not, they did a FANTASTIC job! Eddie has worked out there a few times since this photo was taken, and you can almost see a grassy lawn again. YEAH! The hard workers in this photo are: Emmett, Owen, Keaton Spindler, Brian and Kyle Hourihan.
2 comments:
I'm sooo impressed! It's not like you don't have a HUGE backyard and a MILLION HUGE trees! Well done!
i'm sure you know this, but leaving the leaves on your lawn all winter is GREAT for your lawn. all the nutrients in the leaves had a chance to decompose and feel the grass. you should do it every year! in fact, if you took the lawnmower out and chewed up the leaves and left it, it would even be better for the lawn (provided the grass still saw the sun). i just took a class on integrated pest management, can you tell? you home today? want to chat on a rainy day?
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