Thanks Jennifer (@puggylover75) 
As of today the fire pit in the new patio is finished, park benches are installed, brick work around small planters is mostly finished, and installation of conduit for the golf course has begun. 
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Richard, I must say I have never before seen an example of workman working on the owners schedule before. Brilliant! Please tell me about your negotiations in a pm. I am about to have just the front of my house painted before sale which is all it needs. Help!!! Thanks Mrs. G!
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I believe Richard is acting as the general contractor for his project
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Actually the GC is Morten Kruse, one of the few contractors I’ve ever met who can handle a project of this size and still smile at every turn.
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Looks great Richard.
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what kind of turf for the putt-putt? synthetic?
Are you going to put in cool props on the putt putt course?
@Moley, yes I’m using synthetic golf course turf.
@Mickster – Janet has been picking out stuff for months!
Two of the window coverings installed today
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Today the new shower doors are being installed and gravel with weed-block cloth is being placed everywhere there is not a planter.
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Richard, are you really restricting yourself to designated planters from now on? 
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Yup. If it’s not on the irrigation system it’s not in the yard. I am going to have irrigated pots on two of the patios …
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Everything looks great!
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Today I had a custom soil mix delivered for the vegetable/herb beds and the 4 massive citrus tree holes. It is:
10 c.y. triple-ground redwood bark
3 c.y. Nitrohumus
7 c.y. washed sand
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Damn richard. You are hardcore my friend. When you do something you go all out!
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This soil looks really nice. How much did it cost per c.y.? I buy compost from the city, it’s dark and nice, at about $10/c.y., it’s the cheapest I can find here. I use tiller to mix compost and some gypsum into my clay soil for tree plantings. For pots, I use a mixture of compost and Diatomaceous Earth.
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Including mixing and delivery it worked out to $57/c.y.
Stan, isn’t there already calcium in your clays? I’d opt for something fibrous to mix with the compost that doesn’t break down so fast – such as sphagnum peat moss or triple-ground redwood bark.
I’ve got those “3rd little pig” genetics!
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