It was a jungle in our backyard, dark and drab, even on days when there appeared to be sunlight, which made our bedroom, the kitchen and family room (all located in the back of the house) very cave-like. Not to mention we had very little grass and too much mud. Well, no wonder. There was plenty of water, but not enough sun. We were plagued with what we believe is a horrible excuse for a tree...the arbor vida or whatever the heck it's called. (It's not even worth my time to google it for the proper spelling and usage). It lined our back fence (along 209th, which is understandable since that's a busy road) but also along both sides of our house making me feel a little cut off from everyone else. And they were overgrown and uhhg-lee! Those shrubs were put in shortly after the house was built making them as old as me....taller too. Jared was going to hack them down along the back fence, but he started his project by "shaving" them and we liked the final result, so we spared the lives of a few. There was enough thinning to give us more light, but enough to still have a barrier as well. We didn't use the same restraint along the sides of the house, however. But that's what we needed since there's not much space between the house and the shrub-lined fence. The "trees" were starting to interfere with our roof. That's how close and out of control they were.
Below you'll find pictures from before and after. I was shocked when I went back and saw the pictures from just under 3 months ago. Now the only jungle you'll find at this address is within the walls of our home, not without!
Next 3 pictures=BEFORE
Next 3 pictures=AFTER
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