OK, now I'm no landscaping expert... but I've really tried hard to do this right. Our front lawn has always been a big mess. Weeds and no grass... pooling water that doesn't drain... front walk that stops 10 ft. from the road... did I mention lots of water and the weeds?
So, what we did was kill 99% of whatever was growing in the yard... dig trenches in the yard with a shovel... yes, hand dug out with a shovel.
Then bust up the sidewalk with mallet (
ok, so it was a jack-hammer)... and use the crushed concrete to help make the trench 'french' drains (got to recycle)...
clean out the rest of the unused concrete... add at least another 3 cubic yards of top soil... try to smooth it out with a garden rake... throw out some grass seed... water lawn... now wait for grass to grow and for it to rain.
I'm short a few pictures showing the trench filled in... and currently we're raking the rest of the front yard to get out any remaining weeds, smooth out more dirt, and finish sowing grass seed.
Note: Even though this was a project that I wanted to do, Elizabeth got out there with me and worked her little butt off. She got blisters on her hand... and blisters on her blisters. Angel, I know I owe you a new pair of gloves... but let me tell you again thank you for all your hard work... we would still not be done right now if it wasn't for you... please, take a bow.
I hope to post of picture of GRASS very soon!
