A little hard work...

Even when I'm not at work, I end up working...just a very different kind - hard labor.  Mom came to visit and we worked hard the whole time she was here.  What were we doing, you ask?  A lot, and it wasn't easy.

First we begin cleanup.

Before Picture

 

Raking, weed pulling, leaf collecting.

Out with the old "dirt" and in with the new.

Grandma Geu's irises have finally been planted.

 

Hens and chicks have been planted.

Trimming the chicken wire...in the rain.

 

It was a dirty job...

...but someone had to do it.

Our work here is done...ish.

Come next year there should be all sorts of irises blooming.  Meanwhile, I have a few thin areas to fill in with the river rock.  Then this will truly be done.  Thanks to my mom for all her help!  It never would have happened without her.  Can't wait to see how things grow next Spring!