<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Level Up House</title> <atom:link href="/tag/landscaping-2/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link></link> <description>Home is the best place on earth</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 02:09:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5</generator> <item> <title>Yardmageddon 2012: Part 2 – A Professional Asskicking</title> <link>/2012/yardmageddon-part-2/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:38:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Landscaping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[professional]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">/?p=545</guid> <description><![CDATA[The landscaper we hired brought a team and spent nearly 8 hours kicking our yard’s ass. They even power washed the driveway! Some “after”s: This tree is coming down next week, since everyone and their mother has told us they think it’s going to fall (on them, somehow). It’s going to be a lot different […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The landscaper we hired brought a team and spent nearly 8 hours kicking our yard’s ass. They even power washed the driveway!</p> <p>Some “after”s:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter1.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-546" title="YardAfter1" alt="" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter1.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter1.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter2.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-547" title="YardAfter2" alt="" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter2.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter2.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter2-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>This tree is coming down next week, since everyone and their mother has told us they think it’s going to fall (on them, somehow). It’s going to be a lot different without the ol’ leaning tree right out front!</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter3.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-548" title="YardAfter3" alt="" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter3.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter3.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2012/07/YardAfter3-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>Let’s all lol at the neglected backyard, which looks 50 times uglier since the front yard’s facelift:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lolBackyard.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-551" title="lolBackyard" alt="" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lolBackyard.jpg" width="512" height="384" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lolBackyard.jpg 512w, /wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lolBackyard-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></a></p> <p>Yeah, we’ll get on that soon. No one can see it but us, though, and we really don’t mind. It’s <em>natural</em>! Isn’t that in these days, anyway?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Yardmageddon 2012: Part 1 – Side Yard Slaughter</title> <link>/2012/yardmageddon1/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:35:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Landscaping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DIY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weeding]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">/?p=526</guid> <description><![CDATA[We never go in this part of the yard. Honestly, I think we forgot it belongs to us. It’s a useless alley hardly large enough to hold a garbage bin, but that’s exactly what we’re going to put in it: our three carts will have a new home here once we’re done weeding and mulching. […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We never go in this part of the yard. Honestly, I think we forgot it belongs to us. It’s a useless alley hardly large enough to hold a garbage bin, but that’s exactly what we’re going to put in it: our three carts will have a new home here once we’re done weeding and mulching. The weeds got a bit out of hand – foliage grows fast in Washington! Fortunately, they are easy to pull out.</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyBefore.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-527" title="AlleyBefore" alt="" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyBefore.jpg" width="384" height="512" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyBefore.jpg 384w, /wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyBefore-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /></a></p> <p>20 minutes of weeding, a trip to Home Depot and 4 bags of mulch later:</p> <p><a href="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyAfter.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-528" title="AlleyAfter" alt="" src="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyAfter.jpg" width="384" height="512" srcset="/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyAfter.jpg 384w, /wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AlleyAfter-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /></a></p> <p>We pulled out the rest of the weeds a few days later. Minutes after taking this pic, it began to rain (hard).</p> <p>Yay, rain! Now we can go inside!! (This is one of the things I love about living in Washington.)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>