Charles' Humble efforts
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Front yard still looks horrible in spite of path and other minor efforts. -
Many weeks of hard work later I can now put away my lawn mower. -
I put 20 year weed fabric under all gravel and mulch areas with the exception of along the path where I wanted low ground cover to take over. -
Left side of the lawn as it used to look with a lot of pretty yellow weeds all over the place. -
Left area after extensive landscaping. -
I figured a small pond would complement this flower bed. -
View from an inside window. -
This small 100 gals pond soon became a favorite meeting spot for herons who found my goldfish particularly tasty. -
View from the left side at my herb garden. Tulips looks good but they'll soon disappear. Outdoor timer controls path lights and pond. -
This is a very unimaginative front path which didn't last long after I bought the property. -
Much better front path now. I love curves! -
Herb area on the left; weeping Maple (not yet woken up to Spring) and a Rhodendrum still sulking because I cut it down from a bulky overgrown mess to its present shape. -
Stone dolphin. Surprisingly easy to make if you prepare the area into squares matching a small picture and then sort out all those gray, white and black stones.
An attempt to transform a 40 year old weed infested lawn into a water efficient, low maintenance and lawnmower-free beautiful area.
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OnOctober 25,2008 said:
"Please come and do my yard. Yours is wonderful!"
On August 20,2008 said:
"Nice solution to the weeding problem. Job well done. Looks Great!"
OnJuly 17,2008 said:
"Looks great!! Well done"
On May 14,2008 YardShareBryan said:
"Nothing humble about this yard! What a change. Excellent job."