This is the backyard of our home that we bought last fall. The only sign of plant life that existed was the spreading bamboo at the very back and a meadow of dandy lions. We bought when the weather was nice and after the first heavy rain we noticed that a small lake was forming in the backyard. After many hours of mowing, aerating, thatching, digging up sod, removing rocks, tilling, amending the soil, more tilling and more rock removal we've finally got a few raised beds ready for next year's spring planting.
We removed 70 bags of thatch from this lawn! Now it only gets squishy in some lower areas!
Myfriend has romantic visions of a pond here, but all I can see is the excavator coming in and the money going out that it's going to cost to get rid of the invasive stuff! My neighbor poured battery acid on his and that didn't effect it at all!
3 comments:
hi mel great site
Hey looks great! As far as the bamboo area I still think you should scrap the idea of having an excavator take your money. Why not nurture the tree back to health and adorn it with a beautiful pond and flowers. Just think a quiet spot in the yard to read and feel as though you are in ayour own private oasis! Well cannot wait to see the garden in the spring when all is growing. Hard work does pay off!!
You have aLOT of yard to conquer, take your time, plan and enjoy. Thatch, what thatch?
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