Not Fit for wildlife or humans.

Sunday, March 08, 2015

When I bought my house in 2009 it was not fit for wildlife or humans but I saw its potential.

  This was how my back yard looked when I first bought the house. This was even after I filled 6 contractor sized trash bags full of garbage. 

 
This is how the side looked after cutting out 15 foot dead yews .

Another pic of the back yard the brush pile is only a small amount of what was there originally.

Again the back yard under all the brush and weeds there was a large piece of indoor out door carpet under that was plywood and under that was concrete stepping stones. The fence was covered with Virginia Creeper and poison ivy was everywhere.

Saturday, March, 07, 2015 Making a Commitment

The beginning of my space and commitment.

My house on the day of its closing April 9 2009.

Dead weeds and grass were all I had in the front and shady side of the house.

My front stone wall.

I live in the Brighton Heights Neighborhood  of Pittsburgh PA and recently certified my yard as a wildlife habitat. please feel free to check out my Blog and I hope you enjoy it.When I first bought my property in Brighton Heights the house was in disrepair and the yard was nothing but dead grass over grown weeds and garbage. It is now a habitat that provides wildlife with the four basic requirements needed for wildlife to thrive. These are food, clean water, cover from predators, and places to raise young. I have provided these in my small space and will continue to improve on these elements of my garden. It is important that people try to preserve the wildlife and local native plants so our children and their children can have a better world to live in.