Given the contrary weather, the yard is not moving forward. The whole domino effect has been unnerving. In order for the remaining yard and driveway to move forward the pavers must be dry. This way, once the yard is complete the contractor will not have to drive heavy equipment over the finished yard to complete the patio/basketball court portion of the job.
Despite the wet and unusually cold weather we have had all fall and winter, we have had days here and there which have been delightfully pleasant. I have decided that this garden shall wait for no man. (Except when the task requires more than my 2 hands then I am happy to wait briefly for my son or husband to lend me theirs).
One sunny weekend, I built raise beds and a compost bin.
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This bed is high enough for sitting comfortably on the ledge as you
plant, pick, weed, or just rest a while. |
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| The bin is lined with wire and the front panel is removable to manage the pile with ease. |
Last weekend, my 2 men lent their hands and muscle to the the task of digging holes, erecting, leveling, squaring, and cementing iron columns leading from one section of the yard to the future vegetable garden behind the garage.
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| I found the iron in a salvage yard, removed a little rust and painted the 3 sections flat black |
These iron columns will provide support for wisteria I moved from Warren Road.
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| My bottle tree from Warren Road has found a new home on Hawthorne Ave. |
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| An old clothes line post gets a coat of magenta paint and awaits hops rhizomes |
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| Seedlings in peat pots sprout and wait for Frost's departure |
COME ON SPRING!
