Progress
Well, I’ve made quite a bit of progress since my last post. I moved the sprinklers about three feet into the old lawn. I put up the decorative fencing generously dontated by my buddy Ron Root. I laid landscape fabric, and planted some small shrubs behind the fence. I put the fountain in, though it needs some work still – plus the damn thing broke (the pump failed). I seeded and added starter fertilizer (both organic). Finally, I started moving some boulders into the flower bed on the ‘dog side’ of the fence. There’s a few boulders left that I plan to put there before I add the decorative gravel.
On a somewhat seperate topic; I also put together a little bistro-set that I picked up at costco. The old plastic patio chairs we had were pretty much spent. Please forgive the mess in this pic – we’re under construction.
I’ve come up with plans for the little red bark area, and the space behind the hot-tub. Essentially I’ll fix up the soil, throw some sod down, and hope the dogs don’t trash it too much. Even if the dogs do get to it, it’s no biggie since it’s all pretty well hidden by the hot-tub.
All in all it’s coming together nicely. Hopefully I can get it to a presentable state by Saturday, since Nicole’s birthday party is at our house…
