Tag: yard-work

  • It's an obsession, really. Leptospermum scoparium and me. I will be overrun.

    Our weekends of late have been filled with yard work and more yard work, and we’ve made good headway so far. We’ve gotten all of the planting done that we wanted to do this spring and our yard looks like much less of a wasteland. I survey our work and one thing has become clear…

  • A mind that's weak and a back that's strong. So how was your weekend?

    Start with 3 tons of gravel left over from the new driveway. Put no more than 10 shovel-scoops in a wheelbarrow and set off down the driveway. Give a really good shove to get up on the deck. Steer carefully along the edge of the sandbox. Don’t crash coming down the final ramp, and dump…

  • His name is Tromm, and I love him

    So we had an ambitious weekend for sure. In addition to our regular stuff, we also decided to tackle some major projects in our back yard. The weather had cooled off and we couldn’t put it off any longer! [photo removed] We have an old concrete patio in the back that we’ve never liked and…