This year sucked ass. Had to have the front of the house leveled and it got postponed due to the week long freeze. The freeze killed off 90% of our bushes in the flower beds and around the tree. it took a few months to get everything lined up but now ... MOW? Mow what? I am surprised the HOA has let us go as long as it has without screaming. But then we have a Unicorn of an HOA pretty damn reasonable all the time.
Because Screw You Grass
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Man...if I had a dollar for every hour I spent cutting grass, I'd have a lot of dollars 
Plus I used to work at golf courses. I applaud your new "lawn" 
Plus I used to work at golf courses. I applaud your new "lawn" 
That will be the new look in California after the small engine ban.
Front yard looks great no maintenance.
Bro, put the fake plants and trees up. They look just as good and u cannot tell its fake. My buddy did it to half his yard and it looks perfect all the time.
He even has turf that looks just like grass in one part of the yard and im telln ya u cant tell its not real.
He even has turf that looks just like grass in one part of the yard and im telln ya u cant tell its not real.
How much did all the stone cost you? Is there plastic/fabric weed block under the stone?
Looks good for the lot size it is. A bigger lot size probably would look too bare. Gotta love the minimal maintenance now required.
Looks good for the lot size it is. A bigger lot size probably would look too bare. Gotta love the minimal maintenance now required.
The entire job front and what I did in back cost just under 20k. The took down the stone around the beds and trees, took out excess dirt pulled out the dead stuff, took out what grass was left, put commercial grade weed barrier down then the plants and rock. Took them four days and me just under 20k to have it all done. The river rock was 145 per yard and I think there was 20 yards in front
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This is my plan for the beginning of next year. I'm tired of the grass up front and we've only been in the house a year. We're going to go with gravel since I have to drive on it to get the trailers into the back yard.
Let us know how the weed paper works. The weeds here in Vegas just blast right through it. I got rid of my grass, put down weed paper and rock on top...and the weeds just laugh there way through it.
Check and see if the weeds came through it, or if sand has blown into the rocks and that’s where the weeds are growing.
I find it’s the latter in El Paso.
Pulled all the gravel out of the 14’ x 6x strip next to my driveway. Sifted all the sand out. What a PItA. Took four full wheelbarrows of sand out that was on top of the weed barrier. Took 5yrs for this to occur.
Throwing fake grass down in the coming weeks
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Weed mat is worthless. The seeds land from the top, not underneath.
I had my yard killed and redone last year. Good grass, and still looks great.
I had my yard killed and redone last year. Good grass, and still looks great.
our luck with it has been mixed on one side of the house it took about 10 years before the weeds started popping through. in the back a lot less but I am not sure the same quality of mat was used.
I do know the mat they put down this time was way different much more sturdy in both look and feel. which I think is the difference between home depot and real commercial grade landscaping weed mat. But time will tell
I do know the mat they put down this time was way different much more sturdy in both look and feel. which I think is the difference between home depot and real commercial grade landscaping weed mat. But time will tell
Looks good. I'm putting in about 650 sq/ft of pavers in back and putting in, <chuckles> a lawn about 12x12. I have a pup who will appreciate a little grass to get his business done. I live on a hillside, so very little flat ground for anything.
Reminds me of the houses in El Paso, we had rock in our front yard and sand in the back. Pretty much maintenance free.
Very practical!
4000 lbs of Canadian flag and wall stone was delivered to our driveway on two pallets earlier in the week. They also delivered 2 cu yard of pebbles and 1 cu yard of river rocks. I might have them deliver another 5 cu yard once I get through what's sitting in the driveway. This is just a temporary solution because our dogs are wrecking the back yard and causing a muddy swamp. I will put some landscape felt down but the dogs will probably dig it up - unless the gravel is 8-12" deep lol!
Over the years I have dropped a lot of gravel in the back yard but without landscape felt and it sunk into the ground.
Eventually if we do a home addition I will sift out all the rocks / gravel from the soil and throw it all on a pile in the corner on some heavy duty plastic sheets. Then when the time is right the backyard will be a Japanese garden with perhaps a rectangular grass area like a pool floating inside the Japanese garden.
4000 lbs of Canadian flag and wall stone was delivered to our driveway on two pallets earlier in the week. They also delivered 2 cu yard of pebbles and 1 cu yard of river rocks. I might have them deliver another 5 cu yard once I get through what's sitting in the driveway. This is just a temporary solution because our dogs are wrecking the back yard and causing a muddy swamp. I will put some landscape felt down but the dogs will probably dig it up - unless the gravel is 8-12" deep lol!
Over the years I have dropped a lot of gravel in the back yard but without landscape felt and it sunk into the ground.
Eventually if we do a home addition I will sift out all the rocks / gravel from the soil and throw it all on a pile in the corner on some heavy duty plastic sheets. Then when the time is right the backyard will be a Japanese garden with perhaps a rectangular grass area like a pool floating inside the Japanese garden.
It already is with the drought.
thanks ... I didn't have them do between the sidewalk and street and between the fence and the sidewalk on the side of the house ... after some thought I am going to spend the extra and have that done as well that will leave just a patch on the side of the house and the back yard to mow ..
thankfully our dogs are small and not diggers so they have plenty of space in the back. we also have a rather sizable Tortoise that roams around the back yard but she isn't a digger either.
Cobra owners cut grass.
Escape x2 owners install rocks and weeds.
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