Like 2/3 of the people on my block rent, so I like to believe it's sincere lmao. I'm just glad I don't have an HOA to deal withThe complements from neighbors always feel to me like they're just happy because you're raising their property values by a couple bucks. I'll always smile and gladly take the compliment though
One of the biggest I've ever seen around here. They usually are more like a bush but you can actually walk underneath this one and it's like being in a tunnel. Somebody who lived here well before us clearly loved this thing
Pretty sure its technically classified as a shrub!View attachment 1461709
My favorite tree/bush on my property, or whatever a rhododendron actually is, is blooming.
That's a ton of work. Consider dropping a raised beds right on top with fresh soil instead? Looks like you have a hose right behind there so drip irrigation should be easy...
If it wasn't already way higher than the height of the driveway I might, but as it is the topsoil already washes out onto the sidewalk like crazy. Idk if you've got any experience with hard pack clay/tile but the water just doesn't move through it at all. It would basically be like putting a raised bed on top of a concrete slab that's washing out from under it. It's pretty well starved of organic matter after being a well kept patch of "nice" grass for two decades, possibly 3+. I'm going to have to add organic matter, compost, and aeration regardless of if I remove the soil down to the level of the pavement so I'd rather just get rid of the part that is the hardest to deal with. I double dug the entire front bed last year post de-bushing and it was not fun lol. I managed to retain most of the already present soil though since there were huge holes that had to be filled from where the root balls were. This won't require any hole filling, so a good bit of it is gonna have to go. Which is fine cause I just dug up the last of the red tips and one of the two remaining azaleas from the back yard so those holes will be getting filled, and the dogs have dug literal trenches a good 1-2' down all over the backyard that also have to get dealt with. Hubby will be getting a good old fashioned "5gal buckets full of dirt" workout carrying it all back there through the house lmfao. That'll just leave me with whatever dirt is left over when we grade the backyard properly, which will more that likely get put in the easement to smother the invasive crap back there until I can get to clearing it out lol.
