As we near completion of this project (understand that NEAR is a relative term.....we are NEARER the completion than a year ago but have a few miles yet to go) we have begun to look at the outside of the house and the landscaping. Over the past few weeks we have entertained bids on the excavation work that must be done to eradicate the bamboo from the back yard. We've chosen someone we feel is up to the task that this bamboo invasion entails. He is scheduled to start digging out roots tomorrow. As you might expect, I will be taking and posting a few photos.
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| 'Tis the season for the new bamboo growth to rear its alien head. |
Over the past year I have sketched on a few scraps of paper some thoughts as to what the finished yard might look like. I'd like to bring readers' attentions back to this post from last year.
Part of my plan includes paying homage to the original landscaping of the area by maintaining a bit of honeysuckle and privet. The advertisement back in 1906 describes the area as having
Thousands of beautiful shade trees and miles of privet and honeysuckle hedges.
This time of year both the honeysuckle and the privet is in full bloom and Hawthorne Avenue smells so sweet reminding me of childhood summers in Norfolk, Virginia and playing barefoot in the backyard knowing summer is just around the bend.
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| Beneath this mound of honeysuckle is an old metal clothesline pole....now a support for the vine. |
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| This privet has grown into a tree and pruned back it is rather lovely. |
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