Pondamania

It is always a good feeling to wrap up a job we finished two big jobs last week. The seed is sprouting at Trish and Doug's likely they will be mowing part of the grass this weekend. We used Futerra blanket on the entire lawn taking the risk out out blowing straw and enabling us to control moisture better. We will spot treat for weeds after they have mowed it a couple of times.

Trish played a big role in designing the perennial beds, tree placement and shrub selection. She had definite ideas, likes and dislikes, we worked easily together placing plants and rearranging. The beds are stuffed and there is a lot of square footage, it is already stunning. The gardens still have room for some additions and we are planning to up light the trees.

We installed a dry stream bed last year and this year we put water into it from the irrigation system which turned out pretty awesome and does a great job of water control. The stream is actually the 10Th zone.

Working on the pond in Angola is the focus of my work this week along with getting Theresa out to do some trimming and touch up for our maintenance customers. The pond is coming along but Bill is having trouble with the pavers as we are adding on to existing pavers that are not level or straight. The home owner (Gregg) and his family installed the first pavers and there are a few things we would have done differently. The project Gregg and his kids worked on was huge especially for a first time installer; pavers, block walls, accent walls, a wood deck and pergola along with a small pond.

We tore out the old pond and have built one that is much larger and designed as a seating and reflection pond. The pond is a memorial to the memory of Alexx, the son of Lisa and Gregg who was tragically killed in an automobile accident along with his three best friends this past spring. The accident brought great sadness to our community as the four boys were graduating seniors and highly regarded athletes, students and best friends.

Looks like it will take us until sometime next week to wrap things up but good things take time. When I first saw the site it the jut out on the deck Gregg had built reminded me of a pier, the water is the long view of the lawn, woods and fields. The falls has minimal drop, the rain curtain under the pier provides the music of steady water running a gentle background while enjoying the sitting in the pond.

A halo completely surrounded the sun Thursday afternoon, it was like a circle rainbow, there were rainbows in the sky although we had no rain.