Last weekend I had a crazy idea to make another retaining wall in our front yard and thereby creating 3 flat areas for grass--instead of one long slanting front lawn. Let's just say it was a MUCH bigger job than I envisioned and Brent was not interested in even pretending to want to be a part of this. It was one solid week of digging dirt, moving dirt, cursing Brent--I mean dirt.
I moved a foot of dirt off the bottom level and heaved it up to the top level--with a shovel and a wheelbarrow. I am sure there was lot's of grunting and I think I was as red as a beat from heat exhaustion. All my neighbors were outside working in their own yards that same afternoon. I'm pretty sure that's when the '68 cow wife' nickname was born. Brent got so much crap at church the next day--from EVERYBODY...I was secretly thrilled by that. He is going to make it all up to me when he paints this house--any color suggestions?Level 2 is my mane garden plot: string beans, big tomatoes, pear tomatoes, peas, red & yellow peppers and watermelons!
Level 3 is cumbers and pickling cucumbers--I want to make Grandma's sweet pickles this fall!
Last years tomato spot is now a bigger herb garden: cilantro, basil, oregano, rosemary and spearmint. The top level is giant sunflowers and half size sunflowers--I'm hoping they turn out beautiful this fall.
I think we will sod the entire 3 levels this fall after all the dirt settles and I have harvested my garden. I'm thinking next years garden will be grown...on the roof!! Seriously, why not?
4 comments:
Maria--this looks awesome! You don't know how green with envy i am right now as I look outside my window and see a brown cement wall. Me needs me a garden!
WOW!! I'm impressed but not suprised!! You know how to get things done!!
I am super impressed... I've been wanting to add some retaining walls but was intimidated by the cost/effort involved. I'm only like, a 2 and a half cow wife.
Awesome job. It's a lot of work, but at the same time it's fun and rewarding. Plus, you got a killer workout. I need to do some retaining wall stuff in my yard, so it was cool to see what you did. Thanks for the tips.
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