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Posted: Jul/23/2006 6:23 PM PST
i used the fabric and the weeds grow thru it and it's tough pulling them up as the roots are bigger than the hole the weeds made in the fabric |
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Posted: Jul/23/2006 6:45 PM PST
I'll post back in a couple of weeks (I hope!) with the end result. This is a very industrious project for us as we have never completely gutted a garden area (about 24' by 32') especially when there is existing landscaping that we are pleased with beside it and are trying to tie the whole thing together! We have a sort of C-shaped backyard due to an old carriage house being in the middle of it all and this section is one end of the "C" (if that makes any sense). Here's a little story that may have some of you shaking your heads. When we purchased this home (3 years ago), the area I'm speaking of was covered with tons of pea gravel and a couple of raised garden beds. Not bad, but not necessarily my style. When we attempted to clear out an area of the gravel to plant a vegetable garden, much to our shock we discovered that beneath the pea gravel was tarmac! Apparently, a few owners ago had used this section of the backyard as an additional parking lot of sorts (it's a corner lot). So, in comes the excavating equipment next week to remove all gravel (yea!) and dig up all the tarmac. We should be left with a grand hole to get creative with. So, this is really going to be a "bare bones" area for us to work with. Oh, and for those of you who are wondering why on earth I'm ditching tons of pea gravel instead of re-using it, for the life of me I can't walk barefoot on that stuff - my husband can, but not me! Cross your fingers that it turns out OK! |
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Posted: Jul/24/2006 2:40 PM PST
Garden Bear, your path is so relaxing to look at ,very formal and neat.Wish I could be formal and neat sometimes...  I make mine paths informal and busy which matches my personality *lol  :banana-wa I made this path non symmetrical before I changed my landscaping design  I still love it. Kale 
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Posted: Jul/24/2006 4:06 PM PST
Ooohh, Kale! I like this! That's almost exactly what I have in mind. I want winding paths, not straight lines, I know that. I'd like to use a different color of edging tho', if I can find it.
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Posted: Jul/24/2006 5:21 PM PST
very nice kale, ive got to do something like that in my gardens, if my hands get better than hopefully i'll be able too work on the gardens thanks for sharing |
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Posted: Jul/26/2006 8:57 PM PST
:banana-wa Thank you!! Here it is with a few plants :animorang (Please pardon the irrigation line on the pathway  )Kale
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