Yard transformation update

The landscaper is doing a great (and fast) job with the yard. Small sections of grass have yet to be seeded. We are excited about not having a yard of dead grass and weeds. There is a lot more detail as you walk around, but the following pictures give a sense of it.

I love witch hazel. My mom has one in her yard; they bloom in the middle of winter when everything else is brown. And they smell wonderful. This is a similar variety to the one that she has, called Arnold's Promise. When I lived in St Louis, the park I ran in frequently had several witch hazel bushes, one of which was an Arnold's Promise. My friend and I would make fun of the name because we could never remember it. Anyhow, it gives me great joy to have one in my yard and to be able to smell it every day during the dark winter months.