MY BACKYARD muddy mess
Catrice Anthony
5 years ago
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
5 years agoKaillean (zone 8, Vancouver)
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Comments (3)I'm in MI too. Lots of straw. Thats really the only thing to do right now. We just built a new house last year so the grass isnt real thick yet. Needless to say when the dog goes out we need to clean his paws when he comes in. Its really bab around the chicken coop and garden, the dogs favorite place to run around. I put about 5 bales of straw down, and may do some more yet. If you put it down over grass, it will be multched up the first time you mow the yard. Its good for the soil too....See MoreHelp me with this hot mess backyard/deck!!
Comments (7)We put in a patio as well; we ran natural gas and electricity out to it too. We can't see your whole yard, but it looks like you don't have a lot of room; I would hardscape (slate, fieldstone, pavers, not concrete) or put a deck on that entire left side of the picture. It looks like you have a small (?) area of grass/dirt on the right side, where the basement door is. I'd till that up and plant a garden of some kind; veggies, herbs, flowers, a mix? Oh, and a discovery that may change my life; I will never again bother with raking and seeding a large area of lawn. Patches, sure. But when we had the patio put in, they put sod around it. It was surprisingly affordable for our small space, and that instant, thick green lawn was wonderful. So, that's my advice to you. Sod. :-) The picture is the last day of installation; it's the only one I have from above....See MoreThe mess I call my backyard.......(pics)
Comments (14)Got all the little flower beds in the back weeded....and the big one almost...fixing to start on the pond big big chore. I thought Brian was going to come in tonight but now they need more data from here so who knows...he will drive in to see Sydney saturday and then looking like he will have to go back....Mo has sucked us in we are never getting out of that state. I posted a pic of her dress awhile back tannatonk let me see if I can find it....if not you have to wait til saturday LOL.....No tanner is not old enough he is just 14.....thanks everyone for saying my land is beautiful we do love it out here....I just wish they would have built our house back more by our cliffs it is to die for out there.....Stacy...See MoreBackyard in a mess
Comments (5)Where is the pooling of water? You must show and explain everything you talk about in order for us to understand it. Draw on a picture where the pooling occurs and tell us how it comes about. If we can't understand the details, we can't advise how you can resolve the problem....See MoreSigrid
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