Old Lady Tills The Back 40 (Inches)

I started The Back 40 (Inches) last December (2016). December was removing the tree and vegetation, and the gardener fixing his part of the fence. I probably finished my part of the fence and trellis late January, early February of this year. Then I started planting, to replace all the plants and bushes that had been removed to allow work on the fence. I've probably spent about $500 on plants since.

For climbing vines on the fence trellis, I used pink jasmine at the east and west sides, and chocolate vine (akebia quinata) for the middle section, the part I see most when I look out my back window. Both are fast-growing, north wall/shade loving vines. I put shade plants all around, and I've been since just waiting for it to grow, and hoping most will survive the summer. It's not as shady as it used to be, when bushes were higher. And more.

It's been too hot to even go out and weed; I'll just have to wait for October or November, when it's cool enough to work outside. Here are some pictures after some of the planting. The fencing in front is temporary, it's just to keep the dogs out. (But it hasn't been working.) And the black metal trellises are repurposed from an old patio canopy/gazebo. I actually have a schematic of what has been planted, and where, but I'm not going to post it until later this fall, too, when I can see what managed to survive the summer.