Description
In this video, Diane assists me with transferring and spreading one yard of clean granite gravel that was dumped on a tarp that I had spread out in front of our house. Looking at the pile of gravel, I didn’t think there was enough to cover the area where I laid weed block fabric, but as it turned out it was the perfect amount with none left over. In my next video, I place porcelain flagstone pavers forming a small patio at the far end of this new graveled area.
Background:
The lawn in our backyard is a mixture of several types of grass, including undesirable orchard grass and crabgrass. And the turf is a heavy mat that it is often difficult to penetrate even with a shovel. Continuing to fertilize and reseed some of the worst areas was no longer sustainable. And we are trying to reduce our yardwork burden as we get older in our retirement. While we still have the strength, we are on a mission to change some of the problem lawn and landscaping areas so that are more attractive and easier for us to maintain.