In the last few years, I’ve really started to enjoy working in the flower bed in front of my house. I’ve slowly been adding perennials each year to make things easier for me as I get older. There are still annuals in there, but they haven’t grown as big as in the past.

Last year, the City of Maple Heights started putting signs in some yards acknowledging the owners helping to beautify the city. I was a bit bitter last year because I didn’t get one.

This year I did. They must be giving them to houses that didn’t get them last year because two of my neighbors didn’t get one like last year (and they have gorgeous yards). I moved it from the middle of the grass up to the flower bed so it’s easier to mow the grass.

I also own a thank you to my younger brother, Bill, who takes care of the grass. It usually looks better in the spring and early summer before we go weeks without rain. I don’t water the grass because it’ll survive and I’m not going to add to (future) water shortages.

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