Spring projects list

There are plenty of other projects I'm working on. I find I have a lot of energy in the spring with lots of ideas pent up from my winter musings.  Here is this year's list.  We'll see how many I end up completing.

1.  I move the compost bin  behind the shed so it's not an eyesore when you drive into the driveway - this is completed already. One down!

2. I am building a short fence to hide from view the compost bin..  I had seen on a TV project where someone used up old boards that were kicking around and made a fence out of them and I loved that idea so that's what I am currently building. You can see it in progress below.  On the TV show, they rounded the top.  I am not sure that I will. I sort of like the straight line right now, but will decide once it's in place. Cost is $0.00.

Fence in progress. Will show again when installed.

3.  I will be expanding my patio this spring so that I can add a lounge chair out there.  It's small so if I try adding the lounge chair to the existing size, it will just be too crowded.  I have wood chips left from last year so will use them with the landscape fabric.

4.  Build a fire pit out next to the patio.  I'm still trying to figure out the best place for this.  Not sure I'll get to it this year or not.  But it's on the list.  I also am considering just buying one with a cover.  Not sure yet.  There's a lot of stone in the area so a stone one would be nice too.

5.  I'm trying to clear out the invasive Japanese Barberry from the area along the driveway.  If I can get that cleared, I will cover it with a tarp and let everything die in there this year.  Then next year, I will plant it with native plants and perennials.

6.  Add a trellis I built to the side of the wood shed and will plant Moon Flowers and Hyacinth Bean Vines to grow up there, for this season.  At the same time, I may pick up a Clematis fine so that over time, the Clematis will take over the space in the summer.. Any choice I make will change the view from just a solid wood to a white trellis with climbing plants and flowers.  And the piece of fence will also give it some interest and that will attach to the back left side of the shed and hide the compost bin.