This Weekend’s Yard Report

Things seem to be going good all around out here. I mowed the peninsula lawn this weekend for the first time since planting the grass and it looks great. It’s still thin but now that it’s gotten more sun absorbing leafy surface area going and I added the starter fertilizer it’s really been picking up […]
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Leveling the Uneven Yard
I spent some time preparing the other (left) side yard for more leveling out. When I say leveling I just mean I’m trying to get the humps and dips out of the terrain that make it difficult to mow and maintain. The sunken areas also tend to pool water and just don’t look appealing in […]
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Working to Rebuild a Lawn in Poor Condition

I took some more photos on the progress of the lawns which we planted a while back. The peninsula area of the yard seems to be growing alright, although I had expected that maybe it would be further along in it’s growth phase. I just need to be patient I guess, grass will take it’s […]
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Solar Power Landscape Lighting and Weeding the Yard

It’s only been a few days but spring is really kicking into full gear. The lawn has been growing, I added some solar powered landscape lighting around the peninsula where the lawn has been growing, additionally I’ve been working on weeding the lawn and the upper ridge and around the planter. Here are some progress […]
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Leveling the Yard a Bit

In the back yard there were some HUGE dips and sags in the soil which made the area look like a small association of rolling hills. Additionally the blue stone which the property sits on was poking up through certain areas. This last weekend I ordered 5 cubic yards of topsoil and we filled in […]
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