Dirtbag Garden, and so it begins!

 *I'm in the process of changing my Blogger layout.  I've tried to change the Title font from that drippy cursive font forever, and blogger refuses to abide.  Please forgive the awkward transition. 

At 1:00 p.m. Friday, we received the news that the paperwork for the purchase of the home behind us was a done deal!  At 1:01 p.m. I marched over to the new digs with a hammer. Before from our side. 

I had the tune Break On Through (To the Other Side) by The Doors repeatedly running through my head. 

It was SO hot, near 100°. I had a lot of conflicted feelings on the trees while I was demolishing the fence.  Glad they were shading me, feeling bad about plans already set  to remove them.  

A lot of plants are going to be happy with the extra sun they will be receiving. Grevillea, Dasylirion?, Banksia L-R. 

Dr. Feelgood demonstrating where stairs will go. 

I feel like an interloper up here on the other property.  It definitely does not feel like "ours" yet. I kept checking from the fire lane, wondering how many fence panels I could take out without too much exposure.  I stopped here.  Vincent and I constructed a temporary fence from that little gray fence next to the house over to the taller fence. Plus he parked his car there -until we get something better.  There is a fence around the rest of the house, so a gang or solo ruffian can't just wander in to our yard.  

I'll walk the back path of our side, parallel to where the fence was. The view from our side... feels weird.  I need time to adjust, every time I glance out it feels bizarr-O.

And exciting! 

Here you can see the base of the pepper tree, it has a deep pocket of rot in the base of the trunk. It's leaning considerably and it's best to remove it.  Not to mention the foot of crap it drops every week, it's insane.  Now I just need to figure out what tree/trees would work here?  

I just need the most beautiful tree in the world?   In other news, I did finish the fence planting. Grid frame up, I used a concrete reinforcement panel.  

I found some Corten steel planters in a clearance bin, they came in packs of 2 so I have a few left over. Hard to tell from the photo, but the planter to the right with sedum is wider than the other 2.  It's simple, but better.  

In front garden news.  I missed this lily bulb in the great garden demolition.  It can stay. It's dealing with the triple digits like a champ. 

And grown from seed, King Size Orange Strawflower are filling in here & there.

 Have an excellent weekend!  Any recommendations on trees?