Farm Machinery Building Makeover

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I dug up one clump of Karl Foerster grass from home and divided it into eleven little pieces and planted them in early summer. It kind of looks like a grain, so I thought it would look good here.  Since it's basically a shed with antique machinery, I decided the fewer plants the better.  I decided to remove the plants around the building.  I wish I would have a photo of all of the "before" here.  I removed two huge Ravenna grasses as well as other plants. 










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