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State of the Yard

We don’t have green thumbs.  Our lawn probably is never going to be the nicest on the block.  But, that doesn’t mean we can’t try right?  It’s April and while we should probably be thinking about some outdoor projects soon, we’re still going to be working on some indoor stuff for a while.  Late last […]

April 17th, 2012
Dead or Dormant?

Just got back from a long work trip and found myself with some rare free time and decided to wrap up the mulch on the last flower bed I added.  It had been a couple weeks or more since the last time i had been over on that side of the house and right away […]

September 30th, 2011
Using a Shrub as a Tree

Ever have one of those weekends where you plan to do a couple simple, well planned chores and despite all your efforts, you don’t finish either one?  Well, I had one of those weekends.  I planned to start and finish two projects, the first one, which I’m writing about in this post is the flower […]

September 12th, 2011
Hide Utilities with Landscape

With August winding down it’s time to put our landscaping work into high gear.  I sure don’t want a frozen 3 foot high pile of mulch on my lawn come December.  With grad school night classes starting up again for me this week and the Flyer’s season starting soon (I try to watch every single […]

August 25th, 2011
Drip Irrigation System Installation Part 3

Now to finish up our drip irrigation system installation… We just got more 1/2″ supply line a few days ago, so I’m going to finally get back to work on it.  I actually bought another 200 ft of hose just in case, because I’m not interested in running out again.  Irrigationdirect.com sells the supply line […]

August 22nd, 2011
Our Downspout Washout

Since we move in a year ago, we’ve been having trouble with downspout washout.  The rain runs through all of our mulch bed and washes out a good deal of it onto our sidewalk.  After every rain storm, I’d have to spend a good 30 minutes shoveling mulch and sand back into the flower bed.  […]

August 17th, 2011
Drip Irrigation System Installation and Flower Bed Fixes Part 2

Back to work on our drip irrigation installation… To see Part 1, click here. So today I got an early start on the front flower beds with the goal of finishing up as much as I could until more drip irrigation hose arrives next week.  I’ll leave a small bare batch un-mulched so I can […]

August 15th, 2011
Drip Irrigation System Installation and Flower Bed Fixes Part 1

Lots to do this week!! We got 3 cubic yards of black mulch and four flower beds to go! There are a couple of landscaping lessons we’ve learned since we moved into our new house.  The first and arguably the most important is the necessity of landscaping fabric on flower beds.  Unless you enjoy weeding, they are […]

August 12th, 2011
Adding Mulch to a Flower Bed

Now that the shed is done, we’re going to wrap up the flower beds around it by adding mulch.  Mulching a flower bed is a fairly quick and easy job, plus it will allow us to get a feel for how much we’ll need for the front of the house, which we haven’t done yet. […]

August 6th, 2011
To Egress or Not to Egress

So we (mostly me) have been thinking about adding an egress to the basement. We had the option of incorporating a basement egress when we spec’d the house out, but we declined it since the cost was significant and we had other priorities. Why add an egress at all? Adding an egress will allow us […]

July 31st, 2011
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