The yard renovation project that I referenced in the “General Fruit Growing” forum My New Project is starting to come to fruition (excuse the pun). I measured the yard, drew a plan, and found a local handyman service that I trust to do the work. They removed the lawn and quite a bit of dirt with it last week and replaced it with screened decomposed granite. Tomorrow they are coming back to compact it and start assembling the raised beds. Here are some pictures.
Looks gorgeous and neat! Sometimes i find the small elevation changes more dangerous than a bigger curb but if it ends up being a issue maybe you can put some thin stone and sand or continue the brick around the fountain!
Wow! That all looks so very nice and well put together! I have been talking with my wife about putting in raised beds for veggie gardening this year and see how we do with that method vs the more traditional tilled garden. Your approach to it looks so much nicer than what my mind has came up with though
Yes, being able to get around in it easily is important to me. I’m getting too old to do contortions It was kind of funny, though, when the handyman and his helper were assembling the raised beds. They were afraid that I had ordered way too many because before they were all lined up nicely with soil in them, it just looked like a huge pile of shiny metal. I was a little worried myself, even though I knew from the plan that it would work.
I also just got this book called “Square Foot Gardening” that is supposed to help maximize your yield for the amount of space you have. I’m looking forward to starting it.
It will be interesting to see how the 12 fruit trees that are planted in the square beds will do. I haven’t done this high-density planting method before.
I just found out my yard renovation won a state-level and national-level award from California Garden Clubs, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc. They come with a little bit of prize money. It’s kind of gratifying to have my work recognized in that way.
This is so awesome! I wish there was more of this and less emphasis on turf grass in front yards. Maryland just passed a law saying it can not be required anymore. If you read the article, this family’s HOA spent $100k fighting them.
That was a really interesting article. So glad the HOA lost.
Where I live, it’s just the opposite. I would say that 80% of the people who live in my town don’t have lawns. It’s due to water always being in short supply, and the fact that our soil is beach sand, but mostly the water. If you actually have a green lawn, people kind of give you dirty looks because of how much water it takes to maintain it.
It was kind of funny, though, when the handyman and his helper were assembling the raised beds. They were afraid that I had ordered way too many because before they were all lined up nicely with soil in them, it just looked like a huge pile of shiny metal. I was a little worried myself, even though I knew from the plan that it would work.
