Warchild
Benevolent Dictator
I tells ya what, people.... after almost a month of backbreaking manual labor in getting rid of this ridiculous "cottage garden" that was in the front yard, I am SO ******* *DONE* with this landscaping ********! <_<
But in the end, the results look pretty good.... and best of all, cedar bark is self-maintaining!
Below is the western corner of the front yard when it still had all the "cottage garden" plants up the ass:
And here is that same corner after massive yanking of plants, edging trench dug around it, and cedar bark laid down:
Below you see the big cottage garden "island" under the pine tree... so many needy plants and high-maintenance shrubbery, this was a massive time-sink, maintaining this crap:
Another view of the cottage garden island.... an unbelievable amount of plants and shrubs jammed in this 35' x 14' area, the whole thing looks like moist ass:
PROPER! Now we're talking some business..... took a week to thoroughly clear out this area (save for two well-established plants, and a second pine tree that is just starting up). Then I had to lay down anti-weed chemicals, and then about 21 bags of cedar bark was laid. I also decided to place several solar-powered LED landscape lighting within the island:
You can't cover up the city's water meter opening, so I bordered it with 4 decorative bricks.... I need to get a 5th brick and cut it in half, and use the two pieces to fill in the gaps at the front edge of the meter:
I decided to continue the Western theme here, and added 3 large basalt boulders to the Pine tree island. It may not be apparent in this photo, but those are some *sizable*, heavy-ass basalt boulders.... each one was well over 100 lbs; it was a real treat carrying these *******s from the car:
JOB COMPLETE!
The solar-powered LED lamps you see below throw out an amazing amount of light, and they really highlight the basalt boulders at night:
To be frank, I find that tending to a *few* established plants/flowerbeds can be somewhat therapeutic, but trying to keep up that ginormous cottage garden was just not happening. And, without question, this wholesale landscaping **** is for the birds.
So glad this is done... screw all this landscaping/gardening crap; it is time to ride! B)
But in the end, the results look pretty good.... and best of all, cedar bark is self-maintaining!
Below is the western corner of the front yard when it still had all the "cottage garden" plants up the ass:
And here is that same corner after massive yanking of plants, edging trench dug around it, and cedar bark laid down:
Below you see the big cottage garden "island" under the pine tree... so many needy plants and high-maintenance shrubbery, this was a massive time-sink, maintaining this crap:
Another view of the cottage garden island.... an unbelievable amount of plants and shrubs jammed in this 35' x 14' area, the whole thing looks like moist ass:
PROPER! Now we're talking some business..... took a week to thoroughly clear out this area (save for two well-established plants, and a second pine tree that is just starting up). Then I had to lay down anti-weed chemicals, and then about 21 bags of cedar bark was laid. I also decided to place several solar-powered LED landscape lighting within the island:
You can't cover up the city's water meter opening, so I bordered it with 4 decorative bricks.... I need to get a 5th brick and cut it in half, and use the two pieces to fill in the gaps at the front edge of the meter:
I decided to continue the Western theme here, and added 3 large basalt boulders to the Pine tree island. It may not be apparent in this photo, but those are some *sizable*, heavy-ass basalt boulders.... each one was well over 100 lbs; it was a real treat carrying these *******s from the car:
JOB COMPLETE!
The solar-powered LED lamps you see below throw out an amazing amount of light, and they really highlight the basalt boulders at night:
To be frank, I find that tending to a *few* established plants/flowerbeds can be somewhat therapeutic, but trying to keep up that ginormous cottage garden was just not happening. And, without question, this wholesale landscaping **** is for the birds.
So glad this is done... screw all this landscaping/gardening crap; it is time to ride! B)
