Landscape
Seven yards of walnut mulch out front and some around the decks and south side of the house (previously chronicled) led to... finish the job, Hecker.
The back berm along the tennis courts hasn't been chipped in a couple years. Oh, five? It's hazy. When was your last root canal? See? Who keeps that in their head??
And we are James-less. Always a struggle to absorb that loss of support. For those who refer to it as "cheap labor", I have the contrary data. Just shoot me an email...
But, the story begins at the supply company not in a far, far away galaxy. As a matter of fact, Hammond Farms brought their stuff to our doorstep.
When we moved to DeWitt in 1997, Hammond was on South Waverly south of Lansing and East M78 in East Lansing (small satellite operation). Now, full-service lot in DeWitt proper. Yay! Here's how the most popular wood chip color arrives there:
You can see the guy in the front of the trailer pushing it out, right?
I pull in with Bettinghaus' trailer, single-axle 6 X 8, which can handle three yards at a whack. John runs the front-end loader and is an expert. You should see him work. Such precision. Anyway, this was my second load of three yards, right off the delivery:
So, to see the impact of Linda and Trish (who voluntarily was crawling around for hours to help spread the chips under trees and bushes), I'm hopeful this link will work.
The project total, whole house, all beds, was 14 yards. Perhaps eight, or was it five, years ago I had 20 yards dumped in the driveway, so there's been significant vegetation growth in that time. The back trees, for example, I used to wrap yearly with Christmas lights. Now I'd need a machete to pass between them.
Plus, Linda's hosta garden on the north side behind the garage gets no wood chips any longer. Plant density rules.
There it is. Last time we do it ourselves? We shall see....
The back berm along the tennis courts hasn't been chipped in a couple years. Oh, five? It's hazy. When was your last root canal? See? Who keeps that in their head??
But, the story begins at the supply company not in a far, far away galaxy. As a matter of fact, Hammond Farms brought their stuff to our doorstep.
When we moved to DeWitt in 1997, Hammond was on South Waverly south of Lansing and East M78 in East Lansing (small satellite operation). Now, full-service lot in DeWitt proper. Yay! Here's how the most popular wood chip color arrives there:
You can see the guy in the front of the trailer pushing it out, right?
I pull in with Bettinghaus' trailer, single-axle 6 X 8, which can handle three yards at a whack. John runs the front-end loader and is an expert. You should see him work. Such precision. Anyway, this was my second load of three yards, right off the delivery:
So, to see the impact of Linda and Trish (who voluntarily was crawling around for hours to help spread the chips under trees and bushes), I'm hopeful this link will work.
The project total, whole house, all beds, was 14 yards. Perhaps eight, or was it five, years ago I had 20 yards dumped in the driveway, so there's been significant vegetation growth in that time. The back trees, for example, I used to wrap yearly with Christmas lights. Now I'd need a machete to pass between them.
Plus, Linda's hosta garden on the north side behind the garage gets no wood chips any longer. Plant density rules.
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| Earlier this spring. Tulips a-risin'. I took this to show her where the critters had feasted on bulbs so she can fill in next year. You can see the hostas just starting to peek through. Yes I did install every single stone in the path. |
There it is. Last time we do it ourselves? We shall see....
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