This Damn House

The difference cutting some branches back around the yard makes is almost too dramatic to capture on photos.

People sometimes think of our house as having a "small" yard. The truth is we have nearly a half acre, but 1) it is oddly shaped, and 2) so overgrown that it feels small. We can't really do much about the former, but we can certainly about the latter.

I've always been cautious about trimming back. In part, because I like plants and, hey! more plants! But also because I know there are recommended ways of properly maintaining healthy blah blah blah, and I've never cared quite enough to learn about them, but felt worried doing it wrong.

Today, I was all about "screw wrong!" and I just hacked away anything that didn't please my eye with a wood saw.

Before and after...

Before	After