...And So It Begins!

October 13, 2014

Day 1 - 324 Harrison Avenue Garden

Marlis is has a green thumb and a passion for gardening. Anyone in our neighborhood knows that! The garden in front of our house at 7846 Montgomery Avenue is a landmark!

But that house is too big for just two of us, so we've been thinking about what we would want in our next home and came up with an informal list, including a backyard big enough to have a garden that is as enjoyable to us as our street garden has been to our part of Elkins Park. 

From the first time we saw 324 Harrison Ave, just about 10 houses down the street, we knew that it had everything that was on that list, but to top it all off -- a perfect sized backyard that's a clean slate! 

Though we are a couple of weeks away from settlement and won't move in until later in November, we wanted to start moving perennials before there's a hard frost. Thankfully the sellers are happy to let us get a head start on our new garden!

STEP 1 -- Dump soil from Primex!

STEP 2 -- One wheel barrow full after another, the first corner of the new garden takes shape!

STEP 3 -- Back to 7846 Montgomery Ave to start moving some plants

PS - Know anyone looking for a GREAT house in Elkins Park? 

STEP 4 -- Back to the New House!

Selfie with the first plants in the new Garden!