The Grass is Always Greener

We have a  problem here on Makeoverhill. Our teeny backyard is too shady for grass. We planned to build a deck this year but decided it wasn't in the budget.

Instead, K did some research and found a grass mixture called Shady Nooks by Jonathan Green. According to the package it is "especially made to survive in damp soil, or in dry poor soils, in areas of heavy shade." The garden store said it should work really well and recommended some fertilizer from the same company.

K was busy last week. He not only prepped and seeded the yard, he made a new spot for our grill and mulched the flower beds. I plan to do some planting in the next week and the stone walls need some work. We're also going to paint our unfinished picnic table. All that shade left it soggy and a little moldy at the end of last summer.  After that, we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I hope I'll be able to post pictures of a lush green lawn sometime soon!

-E