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Spring Fix Up Time!

We are in the "spring clean and fix up" mode finally!  It is hard to get things done when it is still freezing and snowing.  LOL!  I am so glad it is finally feeling like spring!

I redid our screens this week.  The screen part was fine.  Just had to put new spline around in the frame. Then got the hubby to put them back on the windows.  Yay!  One job done.  Ready to open those windows for summer breezes!

Another one we worked on was cleaning out the front rock area in our landscaping.  Over the year, it collects leaves, pine needles, dirt, trash, wasp nests...and a lot of it!  The only way to effectively clean it is to take out of the rocks, sweep it clean and replace the rocks.  



THIS is what you find under the rocks...yikes!



THIS is what it looks like after you clean out that mess that accumulated!!


Big difference!!  Crazy, right?



And, after we put the rocks back!  Ahh!  Does a heart good to get a project done and it just feels and looks so much better.



The last thing to do here is to put a new coat of stain on the wood and fresh dirt and mulch in the lilac beds.

We also stained the deck and our front fences.  I still have one side to finish up but it is almost done.  The deck is on the third day of curing and then I can set it back up and take a few photos.


Left is what it looked like and right is after applying stain/protectant.



One coat on the deck.


I think it will really make it pop and give it better curb appeal. :)




Second coat of stain on the deck.  Looks pretty dark because the sun was setting.


Another project we worked on was my flower beds at the front.  For some reason, it gets a lot of grass growing around the plants and mulch.  So we worked on those.  Not quite done but getting there!


I love the tulips, day lilies and daffodils I have planted in here.  I want to do more areas with these type of perennials.








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