TomThe perfect lawn.
#lawns #NoMow #clover #DutchClover #RedClover #WhiteFlowers #RedFlowers #June8
Paul Chambers🚧Our intent for #PaulsYard #Wildflower #NoMow #garden space was to put a little water feature-like "pond" with a solar fountain in that odd box area at the end where the raised beds start, to also use as a retention pond to water the raised beds with a rock "river" leading to it because the area slopes a small bit and we don't want a ditch to erode on its own. (see red markings)
Retail prices, solar fountain pump not included, for the "pond" was around $150. Habitat For Humanity Restore had the one we needed, in the size we needed, new, that was donated for the high price of only $4. FOUR DOLLARS! Woo-Hoo. That was going to be on the wish list for like Christmas or birthday. #gardening
1/ Still in the final stages, but #PaulsYard #NoMow lawn is coming together.
A random guy, in a nice car, if it matters, stopped the other day and said it is looking good. The conversation started with, "You must really hate mowing." LOL #Gardening
12 raised #Garden beds on the right
4/FYI, if you are wondering what #PaulsYard started out as, here is the previous vs work-in-progress towards our #noMow #Wildflower and raised bed #garden yard. #Gardening .
Will be glad when we tackle the roof and the front siding, tbh. That is this fall in earnest.
2/ #PaulsYard #noMow #Wildflower #Garden photo in daytime. Will be starting the side raised fruit and vegetable garden soon. #Gardening
Legend:
1> needs spacing move.
2> Wheelchair deck and ramp is getting moved to this door.
3> only lawn, push mow battery mower for visiting doggies, clippings, etc. Will be seeded naturally.
4> Wildflower meadow
5> AC will be removed since we have low voltage HVAC now, recycled matching siding
6> Going to paint siding sandstone with hunter green for posts, doors, etc to match new room
If you are following #PaulsYard, here is the view of the front yard #NoMow #WildFlower meadow from today's work from the security camera. The front yard edging and mulch beds, that surround the meadow, is now 90% done. We call that the horseshoe.
Tomorrow, The side yard raised bed garden work begins.
The front yard when completed will have one patch of grass next to the driveway that is 6 ft wide and around 20 ft long just for any visiting dogs to have a grassy place to potty. #Gardening
I'll have Penny take extra pictures tomorrow in the daylight
If you are following #PaulsYard, so far so good. Lots of work left but we have some help plus we still have the garden club that is going to do a weekend soon, helping with the raised beds, etc.
If you are wondering about the center dirt, it is seeded with 3-season bloom wildflowers. #NoMow
The old through-the-wall AC on the porch will be getting yanked out soon and when we did #PaulsRoof, we reclaimed enough siding to patch it.
We have a good helper. He only wanted $8 per hour but we couldn't pay that morally and pay him $15 an hour, or depending on the job, we do it flat rate for the job so he can work around the heat and sun, etc, with just a deadline, like two or three days. #Gardening
Bob Downie
We came across several burrows of sweat bees coming out of the ground where the new #NoMow #wildflower meadow was excavated and is now seeded.
For the new wildflower meadow, that is priceless!
They have their work cut out for them this year! #Gardening #PaulsYard
2/ Penny went out and took this photo. We put up some edging. Remember, the dirt is going to be the #NoMow #WildFlower meadow and sprouts are already coming up!
She brought the boards over and helped with the labor and I hammered them in the ground, leveled, etc.
You can get an idea of what #PaulsYard is going to look like. That edging is going to go all the way around the wildflower meadow. Some images are in the #PaulsYard tag
Next time I "work in the yard" I'll have her take a snap or video of me doing whatever it is I am trying to do.
