We have green fuzzies!!!

August 14, 2008

OK, actually we had green fuzzies a few weeks ago. Now it’s actually starting to look like grass. We hydroseeded and when you do that you get a lot of weeds for the first year or so, plus some bare spots that need filling in. But we’ve heard nothing but positives in the long run from others who hydroseeded. So that plus the fact that when doing a 1-acre yard it saves about $8000 compared to sodding an acre, means it’s worth it. The big summer projects we’ve done in addition to the grass this year are:

Fence: We put in Trex fencing which is beautiful and virtually maintenance free for 25 years. Plus it gives us the wood look that looks so much better with our house than vinyl would.
Concrete work: We poured a big basketball pad on the west and a back patio out of the basement and steps going down the east side to the new patio.
Trampoline pit: Keep the kiddies safe. I did this one with just cinderblock, some chain-link fence posts, and a lot of dirt to fill in the cinderblock holes.

So FINALLY, 3 years after moving in, things are starting to come together in our yard. Here’s some photos showing the current status:

front yard weeds (and grass – honestly it’s there!)	see, there really is grass!
front yard with the new fence	back yard with the new fence on the right side and the new trampoline pit
basketball pad right after completion before the fence was put in	back patio as it was getting completed. Soon this will be covered by a deck.