Isn't that the way most DIY projects go? We spent a lot of time in the beginning of June moving around plants. Our goal was mostly to move all the plants that were close to the house away from the house so that they would be safely out of harms way when the weeping tile was installed. There was a patch in the front that we just loved! I thought the new arrangement was gorgeous and it made me smile every time I walked to the front door. When we decided to replace our water line on our property as part of the
Epcor Lead Pipe Replacement Program we needed access to the water supply line which is located right in the center of the flower patch that had become our favorite patch in the front yard. Although really when we weighed the pros and cons it was a given that we were digging up the yard - Drink lead water or spend a day redoing the garden? So in came the bobcat and out came the garden.
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| The garden after a little help. |
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| The garden during the replacement |
They spent about 4 hours coring the line, installing a new water line and a new sewer pipe. Fortunately, I had help getting the front back together! With a little bit of help from
Pinterest I found some great ideas to give
New Life to Old Concrete and we created a short path using the concrete from our old basement floor. Thank you to m & d, R and B for coming over to help us with the garden and removing heavy items from the basement. In the pic to the right you can probably see the furnace that has been covered in orange poly on our front step... We're sure our neighbors love that! :)
Isn't that the way most DIY projects go? We spent a lot of time in the beginning of June moving around plants. Our goal was mostly to move all the plants that were close to the house away from the house so that they would be safely out of harms way when the weeping tile was installed. There was a patch in the front that we just loved! I thought the new arrangement was gorgeous and it made me smile every time I walked to the front door. When we decided to replace our water line on our property as part of the Epcor Lead Pipe Replacement Program we needed access to the water supply line which is located right in the center of the flower patch that had become our favorite patch in the front yard. Although really when we weighed the pros and cons it was a given that we were digging up the yard - Drink lead water or spend a day redoing the garden? So in came the bobcat and out came the garden.
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