more yard work

This weekend, Matt and I finally got around to a big job that's been waiting to be done - cutting down trees and cleaning out a bunch of junk growth in our yard. Matt borrowed a chainsaw and cut down a bunch of dogwood trees that were half (or more) dead. They were really looking bad. Here are the before and after pictures of that area.



We also cleaned up a ton of stuff along the side fence. Here's the whole view. Of course, you can't see much past the gigantic pampas grass.



Here's a closer look past the pampas grass. There were a bunch of trees that were all growing near the shed. We left the largest oak tree. We also left a decent sized on near the pampas grass.



And here are my favorite before and after pictures. This is the area nearest the shed. As you can see, there was so much junk in there that you couldn't hardly see the shed. And after, there's a TON of room. Now, I just need to figure out what to do with this space. There's probably about 8 feet between the fence and the camellias. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.