You may recognize the picture below if you've been following our blog since we started it. If not, this is a picture of our backyard about one month before we moved in.
By the time we moved in, most of the weeds had turned brown, and were almost as tall as me! The picture below is the yard after Nate's dad had cleared a good portion of it.
By the time we moved in, most of the weeds had turned brown, and were almost as tall as me! The picture below is the yard after Nate's dad had cleared a good portion of it.NOW... The REASON for this POST!
Nate's birthday was August 4th, and this year, both his parents and mine went in together to help give him a GREAT gift! They gave sweat-equity, and grass! So... Saturday, August 22nd, the Renovation began! In the picture below you can see part of the yard before we got started. Actually, you can see a red paint line... A few weeks ago my parents came over and my mom helped us design the grass configuration!
Here's Nate using the Rototiller.
Nate and his dad working away!
Grandma Enns weeding the side of the house, with Alex:)
A good portion of the yard done with the rototiller!
Nate's dad and my dad- ready to get sweaty!
The bender-board going in!
DIRT:) and bark!
Me with the sod roller!
Compost!
And the picture below concludes day one!
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Unfortunately, day #2 found me under the weather:(. So I didn't get to do much. At 12noon the sod arrived!!
The next 2 pictures you can see my mom getting everything moist, Alex enjoying it all, and Nate and his dad laying sod!
A VERY dirty Nate, admiring his new lawn!
It was difficult to get a good shot, but here it is, our GRASS! A few weeks of lots of water and babying the lawn, and Phase ONE complete!
We have a lot more we'd like to do in our backyard, but it will be one step at a time. Below I tried to take a picture of our drawing. If you can see it, it includes some ideas of what we'd like to do in the future, including: a patio, stepping stones, the arbor from our wedding, and lots of plants and trees.
Here's Nate using the Rototiller.
Nate and his dad working away!
Grandma Enns weeding the side of the house, with Alex:)
A good portion of the yard done with the rototiller!
Nate's dad and my dad- ready to get sweaty!
The bender-board going in!
DIRT:) and bark!
Me with the sod roller!
Compost!
And the picture below concludes day one!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Unfortunately, day #2 found me under the weather:(. So I didn't get to do much. At 12noon the sod arrived!!
The next 2 pictures you can see my mom getting everything moist, Alex enjoying it all, and Nate and his dad laying sod!
A VERY dirty Nate, admiring his new lawn!
It was difficult to get a good shot, but here it is, our GRASS! A few weeks of lots of water and babying the lawn, and Phase ONE complete!
We have a lot more we'd like to do in our backyard, but it will be one step at a time. Below I tried to take a picture of our drawing. If you can see it, it includes some ideas of what we'd like to do in the future, including: a patio, stepping stones, the arbor from our wedding, and lots of plants and trees.THANK YOU SO MUCH, Mom and Dad Enns, and Mom and Dad Richardson for this wonderful gift! We cannot wait to enjoy our grass! We are already enjoying it's beauty. Thank you also to other family members who contributed: Katie Enns, Heidi and Vijay Swamidass, and Chris and Katie Richardson.
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