2023 Yard Cleanup

It's time to start keeping track of

cleanup for this year.

4/23/2023

DH spent 3 hours removing the 

limbs that fell from the east trees

between the carport and the east 

fence.  He filled the largest yard

debris bin.  Yep that much is 

coming down.

4/26/2023

I spent 45 minutes cleaning up 

Sable's gravel area, the west side

of the shed the north side of the 

house and the pathway to 

the greenhouses.  I took 3 bags

of stuff off this area.

 5/19/2023

As many of you know it's Maple

seeds time!   I have had to mow

almost every day for the past week

and can pickup a lot that way but 

the flower beds are full of seeds.

So far I have been 5 days of mowing

to pickup them in the yard. 

I have vaced up the north beds and

removed 15 bags of them and the 

needles from the winds and east

gravel area.  Today will be another

day of fun!!  I took another 2 full 

bags of just maple seeds off the 

yard.

5/20/2023

Mowed and had a bag of maple

seeds all cut up.

5/21/2013

Yesterday we had a windy day

so guess who gets to clean up 

the yard!  

After taking 1/2 bags in the mower,

I removed 6 1/2 bags of Maple seeds 

off the yard.  Then later in the afternoon

I had to take a 1/2 bucket of seeds off

when the wind kicked up.   I'm sure

with this wind I'll be back out in the 

morning!

5/22/2023

Picked up 3/4 bags of Maple seeds, 

thank goodness I didn't have to mow

them up.

5/23/2023

I picked up the yard 3 times for a

total of 2/3 of a bucket.  Tomorrow

it will be time to either mow or 

vac up the yard as the wind it blowing

again!!

5/24/2023

A full bag of mulched Maple seeds were

picked up this morning to get my yard

clean in one hour!  Now for my other 

projects!   I have now picked up the 

north yard 3 times and the last two times

I have picked up 1/2 bucket of Maple

seeds.  Went out to vac up the Maple

seeds at 3:45pm as the wind kicked up

again, another bag worth.  That is a 

total of 2 bags and 1/2 bucket.  I know 

what I'll be doing in the morning! I 

had a friend ask why am I doing so 

much clean up??   ANTS  

I clean up so I don't have to deal with

insects.  If you don't you invite all sorts

of issues.

5/25/2023

Today was a good day to mow up the Maple

seeds as they were all over.  The bag was 99%

Maple seeds!!  Then I vac up 2 bags of Maple

seeds out of the flower beds.  I then cleaned up

Sable's area where I took 2 bags off that area.

Cleaned where the truck parks and that was another

bag of needles!  Later in the afternoon I went out

and took 1/3 buckets of Maple seeds off the grass

area.  No wonder I'm tired!!

5/26/2023

Had Sable to the groomer this am and while she

was there I picked up 1/3 of a bucket of Maple 

seeds before I had to stop.  After picking her up

I was able to get the rest vac up!  1/2 bags of 

mulched seeds!!

5/27/2023

Mowed up the seeds in the grass.  Will have to 

vac up the bed again.   This afternoon I vac up

2/3 bag of Maple Seeds!

5/28/2023

Picked up 1/3 bucket of Maple Seeds.

5/29/2023

I vacuumed a full bag of Maple Seeds.

While DH took a full bucket off the 

shed.  He finished the roof and gutters

on the house this evening and removed

another full bucket!!

  

Here is our yard debris bin which is now 3/4th

full and we will have another week before it's

emptied!  

Now you know why we aren't allowing drop 

by visitors!!    

5/31/2023

I took one bag off Sable's gravel area and one

bag off the north beds.  I also mowed and there

was more Maple seeds than grass!

6/2/2023

I got to do the north fence line today and 

removed I huge full bag from where I 

stopped on the 31 all the way to the west 

fence.  Maple seeds galore!!   Then since

the wind has been blowing I redid Sable's 

area and the gravel parking spot.  I took 

half a bag off those two spots.

6/4/2023

This morning I picked up a half bucket

of Maple Seeds, bark, needles, evergreen 

sprigs, leaves and just shock my head at 

all that came down from the trees to the 

north.

It just reminded me of the way the last 

trees came down!

6/5/2023

Since we had high winds yesterday it 

was a morning of clean up!  Watering 

as things were bone dry.

I took 3/4 bags off Sable's area and 3 

bags off the north garden beds!  2/3 

mower bag of Maple leaves, branches, 

Maple seeds, bark and other pine 

material that has dropped out

of the north trees.  This evening I picked

up 1/3 bucket of leaves.

The wind hasn't die down so I'll 

probably be back out tomorrow 

picking up again.

6/6/2023

3 1/2 bags were removed from the 

yard.  

6/7/2023

2 bags were removed from the yard.

6/8/2023 

1/2 bag was removed from the yard

6/10/2023

2 1/2 bags were removed from the yard.

6/11/2023

1 1/2 bags were removed from the yard.

6/12/2023

1 1/2 bags were removed from the yard.

I am amazed at all the pine sprigs that 

are coming out of the north trees.  As 

the wind blows we see more Maple leaves

with limbs coming down besides bark!

We fought this in the past and then the 

past winter watched the two trees go

crashing into the north neighbor's house.

6/22/2023

This morning was my morning to cleanup!

I took a full bag off the north beds of evergreen

sprigs, bark and more Maple Seeds.  Those 

tree are in distress!   Then I turned to Sable's

area and what a mess!  I took a full bag off that

area also and a half bag off where the truck parks.

What a mess!!

6/26/2023

Today with the wind blowing I removed 

3/4 of a pickle bucket off the north of the

house, leaves, pine needles, sprigs, maple

seeds, moss, and bark!   I had to pick it 

up 3 times!!

6/30/2023

On a daily bases I have had to pick up

1/2 bucket a day.  The junk is still coming

out of these trees!  

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7/7/2023

I took one bag off the north garden 

bed  and 2 1/2 off Sable's area and the

front gravel parking area.

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7/21/2023

I took 3/4 of a pickle bucket off the

north lawn area of evergreen sprigs,

Maple leaves, branches and seeds from

the trees to the north.  I have been to 

busy to do this daily.

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7/23/2023

Removed 2 full bags of pine needles

off Sable's area so the little girl could

have a place to potty

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8/4/2023

I took one full bag off the one north 

bed of pine twigs.  They were to 

large to vac up most of them.  I will

have to rake the strawberry bed duel 

to there is so much.

Then I took another bag and half off

Sable's gravel area as the east tree

are still dropping debris.  The fall 

debris is starting to drop.  It's been 

so dry that the ends of the branches

are dying and becoming bare. 

The leaves are already falling here.

8/8/2023

Was able to get back out to the north 

bed and took 3/4 bucket off that

area of pine debris and all the leaves

that came down with the strong wind.

It's been a daily thing to pick up the 

leaves that come down.

8/21/2023

Haven't been able to get outside until

today due to the smoke and high temps.

Today was cleanup day and I took a 

full bag off Sable's area and the garden

bed north of the house.  The north trees

are starting to drop leaves and pine tree

is really dumping junk in our yard.  I'll 

be out raking what I couldn't vac up.  It's

covered all over out there.  When I mowed

there was more junk that grass clipping!

9/1/2023 

Was able to clean up the north beds and 

took 2 buckets of dead evergreen junk off

the beds.

9/16/2023

Allen took 2 buckets off the shed and another

bucket off the house.

9/18/2023

I took a mulched bag of leaves and pine junk 

off the north yard.  It's time again to clean the 

north garden beds that are again full of pine.

10/6/2023

Today was the day to vac up the leaves!!  Yep

it's that time of year to start vacing them up!

Then I tackled the north property line where the

pine trees drop needles, seeds, twigs and more

leaves.   I took a full bag off this area!  What a 

mess and you should see the tree roots that are

choking our landscape!

10/7/2023

It was clean up the yard day after the high

winds we had with that last storm. A full

8 bags of needles!  6 from the east trees and

2 from the north trees after blowing off both

the shed and house roofs.  Let it rain!!  Allen

took a bucket off the gutters that I couldn't 

blow out.  The circle was full of yellow

leaves that got blown back to the east.

10/8/2023

I took 1/2 bag off the front yard of our

own leaves and stuff that fell to the 

ground from the roof cleaning.  Still working

on cutting back the Perennial Hibiscus beside

dropping trees into the ground.  It was so great

to get the 3 potted rose of sharons into the 

ground!

10/12/2023

Today was the day to get out and start the clean

up of the yard, yet again!   I started by shaking out

the plastic that was covered with needles after it

blew off the greenhouse due to the wind.  I brought 

it into the garage to dry out overnight.  I was able to

get it up and retaped.  We will see if it stays on due to

the wind we are having this evening.  Why cover the 

greenhouse with plastic.  If you saw the needles and sap

you would understand. Then the next step was to get

the vac out and pick up the needles that covered the 

ground/Sable's area, walkway  and into the flower beds.

3 1/2 full bags of needles from the east trees.

2 bags of leaves from the north 

1/2 bags of mixed leaves and needles in a

flower bed from both north and east.

Then at 4PM I was back out picking up the 

leaves which filled my pickle bucket half full.

I'll be back out on Friday to clean up again as

there are needles on the deck this evening.