When we last left off, I was dealing with the water run off and dirt flowing out into the driveway due to storms passing through right after I had the shrubs removed from around The Homestead. What a mess that was to clean up!
After some quick research, I did some shopping.
I started with these
Then I had to get more!
Shovel, level, mallet, and pavers at hand, I set to work. First project was to keep anymore dirt from washing out onto the driveway from directly next to The Homestead.
One the pavers were in place, I lined the bed with landscaping fabric, then added dirt to bring it level to the top edge. Then I topped it with red mulch.
I wanted to incorporate the fountain at the front of The Homestead so I designed the next paving project with this in mind. This project also intended to keep soil from sliding out into the driveway.
Once the border was built, I also lined this with landscaping fabric followed by lots and lots and lots of dirt! Since this is where I planned to put the fountain, I topped the dirt with small river rock for stability.
Next thing I know, it was November and getting colder. I still had quite a bit left to do!
I quickly set the remaining pavers in place temporarily and put down mulch so I knew how the borders would look in front of the house. I didn't quite have enough, but my plan is to finish this part in 2024.
This was my first ever landscaping project of this magnitude. It's not be perfect... I do love how it's turning out, though!
Until next time...
2 comments:
WOW! That's a LOT of hard work!
It looks great.
Marilyn
Looks great , well done you did a great job .
Hugs June.
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