With spring time winding down and summer right around the corner. I thought I’d post a few pictures of the once well-manicured grounds of the manor. The neighbors tell us Mr. Speaker, the most recent gentleman of the house, was quite an avid landscaper. He enjoyed being out in the yard tending to things and would trade plants with neighbors on a regular basis. Once he passed, his wife paid a crew to mow the year and trim the hedges. Unfortunately, they only did the bare minimum. Many of the once beautiful bushes & trees are overgrown and have been infiltrated with weeds, vines & other noxious plants. We’ve cleaned up a large crepe myrtle and set of bushes on the southwest corner of the property but that’s just scratching the surface. I suspect we’ll hire a crew later this year or early next to come in clean out many of the old bushes and trees so we can start fresh with new landscaping. Other than a gorgeous rose bush and a large iris bed no perennial flowers remain. It’s hard to not have things in bloom year-round, as was the case at our old house, but we’ll eventually get there. Here are a few pictures of the grounds and the view from the balcony off our master bedroom.
I also put my new lawn mower to the test yesterday and for the first time mowed the entire lawn in one session. It took me a good three hours but we’ll get that whittled down as I get used to the nuances of the mower and the lawn.
Lastly, the HVAC is cranking out cold air upstairs, the downstairs unit joins the party tomorrow. The painters have two coats on all the trim and will hopefully finish the walls and ceilings tomorrow. We’ll be sure to post pictures when they finish up.
