Two and a Half TON of Rock

Steve talked to the guys that did the hill side about doing the back and north side of the house with the pea rock. They wanted way too much money so Steve decided to do it. It took him a day to clean up all the plants, mulch and “stuff”.Then the next day he borrowed […]

Red White and Blue

I bought this magnetic yard sign last fall and at the time only purchased a fall and winter cover for it. I went online to find something for the summer and found this one with the flags and daisies. I really liked them and thought this would be my theme for this year’s front yard. […]

Reworking the Walkway

This is the walkway the way the guys did it. We thought the rocks needed to be closer together and larger.   This is the first part of the walk Steve and Rick did after the Watkins Mills Trip. Yes, they came home from the trip and worked on this plus took Suki and Jackson […]

Flowers from the Yard

These are from the Knockout Rose Bush in thebackyard.These are from the Peonies Bush by the frontdoor. They smell so good!

Update About the Squirrel

The other day I posted about the squirrel being in the Martin Bird House. This is an update on what we discovered. As we were in the backyard trying to decide where to put things back, we saw a squirrel’s face looking out of the Martin House. Steve stood outside talking to the squirrel. As […]

What is in the bird house?

The last couple of weeks we have been watching the squirrel go into the bird house. First time it was snowing very hard and on this day it was cold and windy. I don’t think the birds have laid any eggs yet so not sure what he is after….just staying warm maybe? We had put […]

Day 3 and Finished

The crew showed up to finish up the hill. The black pots are covering up the grassesthey planted. There are frost warnings for the next two mornings.We are hoping for a good rain to pack in the pea rock and sand.We’re not sure about the path, Johnnie says that the pea rockwill settle in and […]

Left side, walkway and patio

Darrel is showing where the final wall will go. The brush behind him was taken out.Once the digging was done down went the base.Final wall is up and know time for plants.Down below the other guys were putting down the walkway.The ran out of stones so another pallet had to be picked up.Putting down more […]

Stones and more stones

The question is how many men does it take to place stones?And the other question would be, how many days of school do these kids miss? Two steps done.We purchased 300 stones then had to go back and get 300 more. The badthing about that was we had purchased the first 300 on sale and […]

Starting the first wall and step

The start of the first wall.Darall wanted it to be just right. With the stones going into place, the second wall was started.The steps weren’t working out so the “designer” got into the shaping. He had to work really hard to get it to look like he wanted it.