We were lucky enough to have someone in the neighborhood that let us use his tiller. It definitely works better and quicker than shoveling the ground under to make way for seed or sod. BUT, Doug found out quickly that it's definitely not as simple as it looks. We both thought it would need the tiller run through it and be pretty much ready. That is not the case! We've had to go over and over the same area a few times, pull out rocks and clumps of grass, and rake it smooth. As you can see, it's coming along but by no means easily!
DAY 219 - August 9, 2009
COMING SOON!
DAY 218 - August 8, 2009
Let the landscaping begin! We've been looking at this eyesore side of the backyard since we had the pool put in and we're finally doing something about it. If not, the "grass" might overtake us! Those clumps there are nasty and grow very tall and spread out so much! It's really ugly but we never had the time, nor the energy, to do much with it. We finally bit the bullet...Doug's off for 4 days and really took the initiative on this one. I'm always happy to help and don't mind working outside and getting dirty. He bought some plants yesterday and got a few of them in. Today we went to the nursery to pick up some more and spent the whole day planting. Eventually it'll look the way we want it to. Doing a little at a time and anchoring the beds with the main plants and shrubs is a really good start.
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