My front yard

I’ve been ignoring it.  I mean, really ignoring it.  I stopped watering it 3 years ago.  My landlord had had the sprinkler system set to water every day at 5:30 am.  It encouraged weed growth like crazy.  He sprayed. I hated it.  He turned off the sprinkler system.  I gave up.  Here is my poor lawn after zero-scaping itself over the last few years.  I do mow when  it gets ridiculous.

The grass is trying to hang in there, the azaleas are overgrown and full of Virginia Creeper, to which I am allergic.  I have decided to Xeri-scape as much as possible, but use the front half circle as a community garden. Several families have expressed interest in using the space.  My front yard get full sun all day.  I already have the blueberry bushes that are going in.  It’s a start.  Here is how it looks now.

A serious dry patch.

Quite a contrast to the immaculately manicured, sprayed, heavily watered yard next door…

I’ll keep you informed of the progress..