The hardscape guy worked on both Saturday AND Sunday this weekend*. We worked in the yard, too. The backyard transformed from a raging mess of rock piles, overgrown flowerbeds and a trash heap the size of a car on Friday evening, into a space with functional patio, completed walkway, lawn furniture, a burbling (if only roughed-in) water feature, well-groomed flowerbeds, a sprinkling of new plants, and a vastly reduced debris pile.
Of course, we responded to the debris reduction by making MORE yard debris as we cleared out the flower beds!
I must say, it was nice to sit in our patio rockers, under a freestanding patio umbrella, eating a sandwich and listening to the burbling of the fountain.
We did some front yard work as well: I sculpted out most of the soil to make the new front yard terrace area. I also hacked experimentally at the god-awful front yard junipers, and made some cool progress there.
As soon as the hardscape guy is done, I'll re-grade the east side of the house and seed throughout. I'm guessing we'll be able to seed the new lawn in mid June. That'll be cool!
Shoot, we even got to the western side-yard behind the fence! This is a cul-de-sac accessible only by wiggling around the corner of the house from the back yard. Aki dog had claimed it as her 'poop spot' but it got overgrown with flowers and weeds this spring. Access was difficult, so she gave up on it, resorting to the less discrete back yard. For an Akita, that just wouldn't do. We cleared the foliage, dug out the two vestigial fence posts, removed the excess dirt (sounds familiar, eh?) created a grade that will keep water draining away from the basement foundation, and put down barkdust. Now she's got a wide-open private space for her 'business'. Perfect for an eleven year old arthritic pooch!
Inside, I made progress on kitchen 'frosting'. There's a flooring ledge that I've had to custom fabricate. This weekend, I glued many of the pieces down. This is a long, slow process. Five minutes to glue and set, then six hours to wait for the glue to dry. It made for a nice break from the dirt-slogging elsewhere.
C painted the second coat on the porch and basement stairs. The new color is an earthy grey that goes very well indeed with the new outside paint.
No pics to post yet, but I will do so shortly.
* So, is he done? No. BUT... he's fine-tuning the fountain, cutting a few trim pieces, and installing the outdoor lighting today. That'll be DONE.
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