I am happy to report that reclaiming our green house is finally finished. Poppa put new screen in the window screens and we put them on the windows, completing our Green House project, except for exterior painting which will be done when we repaint the exterior of the house. It has taken many months but it was a labor of love and hopefully the flooding issue has been solved. Time will tell.
...and I am tickled with our Raised Garden!
Here are the BEFORE pictures. It was a problem to weed eat this area. Our goal is to simplify.
Confucius said, "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." That is exactly what I did with this project. Small baby steps and wee increments of time. All of the debris was removed, then I put down a weed barrier, put down concrete blocks and caps next to the green house to hopefully prevent flooding. Then I started moving 12" x 12" concrete pavers (purchased and delivered from Lowes), a few at a time with the help of my trusty Hustler Zero Turn Lawnmower. Starting at the back wall, once I got the pavers in place so I could tell where the garden was to be, I put together our sweet 4' x 8' raised garden kit from WalMart. It only took about fifteen minutes to put it together. After it was in place, I called in help! Our neighbor put 4 bags of mulch, 20 bags (40 #'s each) of top soil dirt and 6 bags of humus into the raised garden. He screwed on the top caps for the raised garden and also put several pavers in place on the east side of the garden. He did work in a matter of minutes that would have taken me days to do. Thank goodness for neighbors! A few days later I decided to put more pavers down so Poppa can get all around the garden in his Wheelie.
AFTER:
I am so pleased with how this project turned out! A raised garden has been a dream of mine for a long while. Now we are waiting on the weather to settle down. Grandma always said there will be a *cold snap* right before Easter and Grandma was usually right. We have a late Easter this year. Seeds and plants have been ordered online. How did we ever get along without the internet? It's a sweet day when you can dig in the dirt! Slow down, enjoy your life what ever it may bring.
Until next time...
