The make over

The 2 houses across the street from our house are going to be demolished. This land is owned by Saanich and is part of the park. It is not a pretty sight just now. We will have this green space across the street from us forever. Hopefully they will make something out of the river, as we cannot even see it now, for all the blackberries and scrub along its bank. The house out behind our property is owned by a weird old lady and will probably remain in the rundown condition it is in currently until the day she dies. All the other houses in the immediate area are newer and well kept.

It was a rather dull day today. I walked a bit but did not do any gardening. I am almost finished the front, so the next thing will be to plant the veggie garden (fun) and clean out the violets from the little Japanese garden area (not fun). Then to clip all the hedges, the bay laurel, the roses, the cottoneaster. Thereater, it should be just a matter of watering, mowing the bit of grass and keeping ahead of the weeds. Quite easy compared to renovations.