After toiling for years now, our front yard actually has turf. Thick enough to lay down in without getting dirt all over your heinie. I have some paver work to do, some gravel to place along the edge of the house, but for the most part the effect is there already.
Last summer we decided to do it right. Since the house was built on a slope, we had to build a retaining wall along the front of the yard. Then we wheelbarrowed up to a foot and a half deep of fill sand in place. Six inches of black dirt got raked out, seeded, then thatched with hay. Finally this spring, the perenial grass has come back, to which we overseeded again. After fertilizing, liming, and watering, it is growing like mad.
Notice the added touches: bird bath, tiki torches, and solar lights. I feel so suburbia.
2 comments:
Wow- looks terrific! It's a lot different than the last time we saw it- there's sunshine that gets through- how nice!
A couple trees leaned in towards the house, the loggers cut those two down. Grass=less dirt in house too. Woo hoo!
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