We’ve been wanting to get rid of the weeds, er, grass, in our front yard since we bought the house.  We had visions of turning the front yard into a flower and herb garden, with our vegetable garden being out back.  It seems silly to waste what little yard we have on something ornamental like grass when we could be putting it to good use growing herbs.  Plus, the maintenance is so much easier when there’s no grass to take care of.

So, the day after Frank and Mike finished the concrete work, Frank and I relocated all of the plants that had been uprooted in preparation for the back deck project from the backyard to the front.

This included tons of chives that were about to flower, 2 big thyme plants that have made it through 2 winters, 2 lavender plants, 2 oregano plants, 1 rosemary, 2 sage, and some cilantro, parsley, and green onions.

We spent all day digging up the grass in a 3′ wide stretch and then replanting the herbs.

At the end of the day, we were one step closer to eliminating the grass and having a productive front yard.  Next step…making a mulch pathway to get rid of the remaining grass on the upper part.