Before. Hate:
After. Like:
Once the moat was (finally) filled in, it only us took two weeks and $10 worth of ryegrass seed to get something resembling a yard again.
Even though we decided we're basically just going to be camping here for the rest of the lease, we didn't want to spend all winter with a mud pit for a front yard. Mud pits are good for mud wrestling but bad for just about everything else. After we sat down and were totally and completely honest with ourselves, we came to terms with the truth: we spend a lot more time doing everything else than we do mud wrestling. So we planted annual rye, watered it a few times, and behold! Grass!
The best part is it should be dead by the time we move out, meaning the landlady reaps no benefit from our efforts. Hell, yes, we're bitter. Bitter and petty. It's really fun to be small sometimes.