Front Yard Makeover 2004
It's time to get some curb appeal...
Above: Say goodbye to the old lawn....
Above: Goodbye lawn!
David rented a sod cutter, and and with the
assistance of Tony, took up all the old lawn.
It look David almost 2 weeks and many trips in the truck to get rid
up it all.
Many thanks to our neighbors and friends for the use of their green
waste cans!
The next weekend we rented
a rototiller and turned over all the dirt,
pulling out all the old roots.
After that, David got
a "half scoop" of sand dumped in his truck
(that's 1100 lbs!) and we layed it down on the space cut for the new
pathway.
Day 1 of Laying the
Brick Path
Kristina and Sharon figure
it out....
Below: Day 2, the finished path!
It was back-breaking work, but worth every minute.
Thanks Mom!
Below:
David changed out the entire sprinkler irrigation system.
He dug new trenches, layed all new pipe, and installed new valves
so we can have two zones and a timer.
Two weeks later,
Kristina built this smaller path herself!
New
brick edging for the flower bed, along with a few small brick stepping areas.
Next...
The grass seed and
topper is all down and new flowers in place.
We have cosmos, pansies, iceland poppies, allysum, daisys,
and...
Kangaroo Paws and
Yellow Feathery Cassia
Finally! The finished product.....
Finally! The paint
and landscaping is done!
Someday this lattice will be covered with pink and white bouganvilla
and passion-fruit vine.
