Even though we’ve made the intentional decision to scale back our garden this year, there is just something in my soul that keeps looking for ways to add just a little more. You know how it is—once a gardener, always a gardener! We’ve been busy making a few purposeful additions to our backyard patch, focusing on perennials that will give us a sweet bounty for years to come. Expanding Our Vines First up, we decided to add to our grape collection. We’ve planted three different varieties of seedless grapes, and I am already dreaming of the harvests to come. There’s something so timeless about a grapevine climbing along a trellis;…
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We’ve moved past the initial clearing and tree work, and things are really starting to look like a construction site now! After we got the land cleared and the house location marked out with stakes, it was time for the heavy machinery to move in. One thing I’ve been so glad for is that The Barndo Company manages the entire process from start to finish. When the day came for grading, we were honestly surprised to see just one man arrive with his dozer. It was fascinating to watch—in just a few hours, he had the sod scraped away and the ground level, prepping everything for the fill dirt. The…
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We’ve talked about the dream, but let’s be real—building a house isn’t all glossy Pinterest photos and choosing paint colors. It’s a lot of grit, sweat, and hard work to get from a plot of land to a finished home. Before we could even think about laying a foundation, we had to clear the way. Clearing the Path Our property has a beautiful wood line of tall pine trees, but they presented a bit of a challenge for our site layout. We realized that with where the house was situated, the garage would be far too close to those pines. They had to come down. Usually, professional tree removal is…
