Patrin Homework

Done .... [May 17, 2006]

... all but a few tiny details. [...] See the full Done .... entry

In The Ground [May 16, 2006]

Looking good. All the plants are in the ground. The irregation is in place. It looks just fantastic. Tonight as Rosendo left, our book group arrived to admire the (almost) finished profuct. It's just beautiful to be sitting in our new yard finally. [...] See the full In The Ground entry

Laid Out [May 15, 2006]

All the plants are in position ready to be planted. Tomorrow they go in the ground! [...] See the full Laid Out entry

Laying out the plants [May 15, 2006]

Patti and Rosendo laying out the plants - Rosendo made the impossible painless! Desi inspects just some of the plants Patti and Rosendo managed to fit in the beds and containers. There were many more much to Martin's chagrin. How did they make them all fit? [...] See the full Laying out the plants entry

Almost There! [May 15, 2006]

We're tantalizingly close to competition now. You can see the plants waiting to be installed at the bottom of the frame; Patti has become an expert at Latin plant names. I managed to get the electric wired in (I only took one, little shock in the process) and that meant we could fill the fountain and get that running. We also got the low voltage lights installed and they look great. The furniture is finally out of the garage although it will go closer to the house once the planting is done. The weather is beautiful; by next weekend [...] See the full Almost There! entry

New Dirt [May 10, 2006]

The benches are now almost finished. The two gates are built and are in place. Some of the caps for the raised bed walls arer on. Today they also amended the soil in the beds - as our soil is 99% sand we had to import something better. [...] See the full New Dirt entry

Progress [May 8, 2006]

The cobbles are now complete; this weekend they brushed sand into the gaps, tamped down the whole yard again and then cleaned up. Today the built in, floating benches were well underway. Here you can see how the 'floating' benches are anchored into the wall (you can also see the subtle tools of the trade). This weekend marked a few milestones: the first time we got the car in the drive way in 2 months, the first time the dogs could go into the yard in two months, and we got are first plants in pots. These two citrus [...] See the full Progress entry

Cobbles: Getting There [May 5, 2006]

There's actually more work remaining on the cobbles than there looks in this shot. Perhaps a day more until they can start on finishing work? [...] See the full Cobbles: Getting There entry

Cobbles: Slow Progress [May 2, 2006]

They're still laying cobbles and will be for many more days yet. Great job though, this far. [...] See the full Cobbles: Slow Progress entry