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March 24, 2008

Hardscaping

Hardscaping is the design and installation of non-plant elements such as stone and woodwork. It also includes earth moving and other miserable chores. I call it hardscaping because it's, well, HARD. Seems like everything associated with this is heavy!

Anyhow, I spent 10 hours today working on a new terraced lawn design I'm creating by the pond. After the big brush fire a few weeks ago, I decided to cut in a terrace, and using the remaining boulders from the construction installed a retaining wall to hold the upper terrace. I left a gap in the middle for a stairway, which I created out of several large stones from the old fireplace that stood in the log home we tore down in May 2006. It really came together, and I was able to do the rough grading with the tractor, but will be relying on Ron Hawes to do the final grade with the Bobcat as 1) it is a more adept machine and 2) he is a more adept operator!

Enjoy the pics!

Posted by Stephen at March 24, 2008 6:36 PM