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| One of those jobs that needed doing, but have put off till now. But then I couldn't be hauling gravel in 90+ temps. I only got a 1/4 yard of pea gravel , which was just enough to give everything a nice thick layer. I really wanted to re contour all the paths. And that I did, pulling out as I went along. The paths now are much wider , it was mostly sedum that went, it does take over . |
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| I've been organizing the Carex , by color. |
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| The Irises …moved again , they get so messy , I don't know where is the best place for them . |
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| I haven't started going over this area yet, the bergenias at the top will be moving , they got scorched this summer. The Lamium , I attack aggressively several times all year long . |
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| Under all this Saccharum foliage , I found half a dozen Verbena seedling..nice. |
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| Mickey crunch, crunching along. |
It looks fabulous. Do you have some kind of barrier beneath the gravel? We find the pea gravel sticking in the treads of our shoes. It's hell on hardwood floors. Keep trying to have indoor shoes and outdoor shoes but when we're going in and out a lot that's a nightmare too. Hey! I think I just came up with the subject for this month's GBQ&A.
ReplyDeleteRickii, No barrier , just layers of gravel. Slip on shoes and slippers , that's what we use , for that quick in doors out doors change. The dogs always bring in gravel between their pads!
DeleteA fresh coat of gravel just makes things feel so tidy. It really looks lovely..but then it always does. You have such a magic touch.
ReplyDeleteThank you , Jennifer. It really does look so much tidier. Worth the effort !
DeleteI need to refresh the gravel in my back garden, near the veggie beds. It does fill up with Douglas fir detritus.
ReplyDeleteUgh, Fir detritus …I'm not sad the neighbors cut their Fir down.
DeleteA job well done, everything looks so fresh!
ReplyDeleteLori, Doesn't it look fresh, we'll see how long before the dogs scatter it around.
DeleteIt's looking great with the new layer of gravel. It's one of those pesky jobs I have to get around to doing myself as well!
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Matt, I hummed and hawed over doing it. Then just got on with it. I actually enjoyed it or at least the pouring and spreading bit. The shoveling into the wheelbarrow got , not so much !
DeleteHauling gravel is no small feat. Since you're so good at it, I'll be getting a load delivered tomorrow. I'll see you at 7 AM sharp. (Tee hee.) Seriously, it looks really nice, Linda.
ReplyDeleteGrace, I'll be there ;)
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