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Slideshow of my Back Yard Project
Back story . . . There has always been water running through my yard during a rain storm. When it rains heavy enough, I get a pond in my back yard. I've tried a variety of things over the years to eliminate the pond . . . but when it rains . . . THERE WILL BE A POND! :lol
So, I changed the most annoying aspect of "the pond" . . . it blocks my way to my shed, or to take garbage to the can.
I changed the entry and exit point onto my back patio. It works so much better. It entailed uprooting and translating 3 bushes, half a dozen paving stones, 30 decorative bricks, and bunch of dirt. I also had to exhume 3 guinea pigs that were my niece and nephews, and re-bury them.
I'll still need to put down mulch and flowers. I was able to close a gap between two bushes, by moving one . . . then I transplanted a 3rd bush to make more room to exit on the left (coming out the back door).
I'll now use the area that was the entrance way as a small garden for my nephew Ryan (the goofball standing in the pond in the 1st pic). He'll plant tomatoes, spinach, peas, sunflowers, and something else that I can't remember.
This took about 4.5 hour and was all I could handle today.
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Slideshow of my Back Yard Project
Back story . . . There has always been water running through my yard during a rain storm. When it rains heavy enough, I get a pond in my back yard. I've tried a variety of things over the years to eliminate the pond . . . but when it rains . . . THERE WILL BE A POND! :lol
So, I changed the most annoying aspect of "the pond" . . . it blocks my way to my shed, or to take garbage to the can.
I changed the entry and exit point onto my back patio. It works so much better. It entailed uprooting and translating 3 bushes, half a dozen paving stones, 30 decorative bricks, and bunch of dirt. I also had to exhume 3 guinea pigs that were my niece and nephews, and re-bury them.
I'll still need to put down mulch and flowers. I was able to close a gap between two bushes, by moving one . . . then I transplanted a 3rd bush to make more room to exit on the left (coming out the back door).
I'll now use the area that was the entrance way as a small garden for my nephew Ryan (the goofball standing in the pond in the 1st pic). He'll plant tomatoes, spinach, peas, sunflowers, and something else that I can't remember.
This took about 4.5 hour and was all I could handle today.
