We spent our Memorial Day weekend...
Roto tilling the dirt...
Spreading 4 cubic yards of top soil...er, I mean manure...
Laying edging (Ben LOVED this job! HA!)...
Laying chicken wire (to deter gophers and digging dogs)...
Laying sod...
Rolling it flat...
Laying out landscaping fabric and spreading bark mulch...building a gate in the side yard to keep the dogs contained....
But worth it to have this out the back door...
We are tired. Very. Tired.
**HUGE THANK YOU to Ben, Jon, Mary Kay, and Brian for helping with this daunting task!**
(Sadly, our budget is spent so all those pretty flowers I had planned for the garden beds will have to wait...oh well, at least I can actually keep my kitchen floor clean now!!! YAY!!!)
8 comments:
wow! it looks great!!
that looks GREAT!!! isnt it the best?!?! we layed sod in both our front and back yards and it was so fun... instant gratification!! i didnt know about the chicken wire though!
Looks beautiful!! And I have to say I'm happy you will be able to keep your kitchen floor clean. That would drive me nuts!
We've laid seed and sod, and I can't decide which is better (of course, I didn't do any of the work!). The sod of course was immediate gratification, but we have spots that went dead immediately (rectangular spots, so you kind of have to wonder). I guess we know who NOT to recommend when buying sod.
Okay!!!
NOW I can send that word back to you!!!
The yard looks awesome!!
I'll send you a pic of the microwave later--it's being installed today!!
Love you tons!! ;))
looks AWESOME! i love all the pics of everyone working hard, especially henry. :)
seriously you guys have done a GREAT JOB!!!
purty!
I wish I had your drive! We still have a lot to paint and haven't lifted a roller in over a year! You have a huge yard and it looks fantastic!
Oh WOW! It looks fabulous! So lush and green...I wanna go roll around in it :)
I need to pick your brain about living in SM by the way. I know you mentioned doing a post eventually about SM getting a bad rap. I'm curious to read your thoughts...hubs and I are considering it more and more. Our money would go so much further there - but since I'm from the five cities...of course, I was raised with the whole "bad rap" thing in my head. I have no idea which areas are safe or family friendly - when you have time, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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