Finishing up the landscaping at Patty's will wait until spring but the hardscape is definitely nearing the finish line. These photo's were taken before Thanksgiving and we have since installed a second short glacial stone wall above the large wall between the erosion control trench we dug. The trench is temporary and meant to handle any over flow water it was put to the test recently as twice we had over two inches of rain in the last two weeks.
I installed canned foam in between the cracks in
the snap cut stairs, I used black pond foam since it is easier to conceal. Squirting foam where water once flowed helps prevent washouts behind the stairs and along the sides of the treads.The Tennessee sandstone bench was cut from one piece of stone and is supported with reinforcing rod with insulation foam beneath and around the edges. We used Gator Dust to form a solid grout line where the bench meets the round glacial stone wall.
This transformation is anything but subtle. Removing the heavy junipers and dark railroad tie
retaining walls opened up this space, pushing out the wall means no more crowding and a whole new entertainment area. Patty had a lovely Thanksgiving meal on her new patio with her family just last week.
Some strategically placed sod provides a short term sidewalk so Patty and her pooches won't have to walk in mud this winter. Patty will have her plant list and first thing in the Spring she will be ready to install the shrubs. Terry and son are about half finished with the irrigation system which will provide much needed automatic watering to Patty's many landscape beds and lawn. She has been dragging hoses around for years so irrigation will not only make a huge cultural difference for the flora but save Patty's
back as well.
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