Yard of the Month

Corey said she put in a lot of yardwork the week I was away. Her spring cleanup efforts must have been noticed by the subdivision yard judges as we were (finally!) awarded with the Yard of the Month. Corey deserves all the credit as she's really put in a lot of work into the yard over the ten years that we've lived here. We've seen this sign up in various yards, bypassing ours from month to month and year to year. The explanation in our subdivision newsletter (not directed at us, but to the community) was that the recognition of the YOTM went to the greatest monthly improvement, not necessarily the best looking yard that month. Or something along those lines. Sometimes we would see some yards get totally redone as the owners would hire landscapers to do the work. That seemed like a sure-fire way to get the YOTM sign to show up (just throw enough money at it and presto!). Perhaps our yard's improvement is more gradual in comparison, as it is mostly the work of one person and not a team of landscapers. (I occasionally help out, but truth be told, like the bumper sticker says, "I'd rather be sailing" :) Well, there's still a lot more that needs to be done. We still have to put in the final section of the brick path behind the house. And every year we should be adding plants to the beds surrounding the lawn. Yesterday I helped plant about 10 new ones—don't ask me what they were though. I don't know how many more plants we'll need to put in before we get the YOTM sign back. It may take us another ten years :)