We live in an urban neighborhood on one of the 7 hills that surrounds Cincinnati, Ohio. Our home was build in 1874 soon after the incline to our neighborhood was completed. We are fairly certain our property was part of Nicolas Longworth's vineyard in the 1840-50's. Longworth has been called the "father of American wine making" ... an interesting story for another post.
Below is a picture of our backyard before we started our garden renovation in Spring 2006.
The next picture was taken in spring 2008.
Below is a picture of the guys removing the hackberry trees, shrubs etc. on April 25, 2006.
The next picture shows how steep the slope was. Our landscapers were really were gutsy guys. This picture also shows the old (completely rotted) RR ties steps. These steps were replaced with brick steps, some of these bricks were originally used to build our home.
After the landscapers finished spouse and I needed to ammend the soil (lots of clay). Then we could finally start planting! The next 2 pictures are of us planting perennials. I got my hat from Siagon Market at Findlay (our downtown farmer's market). The last picture is of Lucy who adores the garden.
The next picture was taken in spring 2008. 
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