OT: What BrampTTon did all summer (if you are bored at work and into gardening)
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OT: What BrampTTon did all summer (if you are bored at work and into gardening)
Aside from driving the A4 throughout Northern Ontario, and the wild driving I got to do in the TT at the Mosport Quattro Challenge, all my free time was spent getting the back yard done.
- We planted(had planted) 9 new trees to complement the 3 we had done in 1999;
- We had a 20x35 deck installed, then we stained it;
- We started staining the fench;
- We dug out 4000 lbs of grass and clay to put in plant beds;
Take a look at this Photpoint album. If you browse Photpoint using my email address (ianq@home.com), you can see other albums that show the progress.
For an animated gif of the deck install, use
http://members.home.net/ianq/deck<ul><li><a href="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1650481&a=13640105">http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1650481&a=13640105</a</li></ul>
- We planted(had planted) 9 new trees to complement the 3 we had done in 1999;
- We had a 20x35 deck installed, then we stained it;
- We started staining the fench;
- We dug out 4000 lbs of grass and clay to put in plant beds;
Take a look at this Photpoint album. If you browse Photpoint using my email address (ianq@home.com), you can see other albums that show the progress.
For an animated gif of the deck install, use
http://members.home.net/ianq/deck<ul><li><a href="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1650481&a=13640105">http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1650481&a=13640105</a</li></ul>
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Looks great. How deep did you dig out the clay soil? One word of warning ....
We have a section of our yard which has very heavy clay soil which is also under a maple and an apple tree which makes things quite difficult given shade, poor soil and the acidity of the apples.
In any event, root rot has been a big problem in this spot, especially during the winter. Basically, water soaks into the improved top soil layer but can't drain because of the clay underneath or at the edge of improvement. Water collects in these spots and actually results in a white mold around the roots which unfortunately kills or stunts most of what we plant there.
Good Luck!
In any event, root rot has been a big problem in this spot, especially during the winter. Basically, water soaks into the improved top soil layer but can't drain because of the clay underneath or at the edge of improvement. Water collects in these spots and actually results in a white mold around the roots which unfortunately kills or stunts most of what we plant there.
Good Luck!
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I have actually contemplated buying a landscaping business or a garden center...
and I did have a couple of summer landscaping jobs back when I was in college, but I would consider gardening and doing projects around the house 2 of my major hobbies. We live in a 1926 colonial which had one owner for 26 years who did absolutely NOTHING with the yard, which is relatively large & 'wild' given our town and size of the house. It was completely overgrown when we moved here and I've put a lot of time into it.
Inside, I've done quite a few medium projects, including building a wine cellar in the basement, completely ripping out redoing an 8x12 screen porch (including the box frame and floor), completely gutting and redoing a powder room (including the subfloor, but had a plumber do the plumbing and a tiler come in). I'm now in the midst of building a 15 foot solid oak bookcase/bench in the one room which was 'semifinished' when we got here.
A lot of this has been made possible by recent 'indefinate temporary retirement' which began in February, but unfortunately ends next week.
Inside, I've done quite a few medium projects, including building a wine cellar in the basement, completely ripping out redoing an 8x12 screen porch (including the box frame and floor), completely gutting and redoing a powder room (including the subfloor, but had a plumber do the plumbing and a tiler come in). I'm now in the midst of building a 15 foot solid oak bookcase/bench in the one room which was 'semifinished' when we got here.
A lot of this has been made possible by recent 'indefinate temporary retirement' which began in February, but unfortunately ends next week.
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Re: Cool...same story over here (well most parts)
My parents house is a very old piece. When they moved in 25 years ago, the house was over 90 years old. They have put on a few additions and spent alot of time redoing rooms, roof, tuckpointing (sp?) etc. This mother is OLD. The yard has been my project over the past 5 years or so. I've completely redone everything but recently lost three solid hundo year old oaks. The front has less shade now 
I love projects inside and outside the house - very relaxing.
On another funny note, my dad recently sold a business and is now semi-retired so he has a chance to do a lot more work around the house. Our house thanks him
I love projects inside and outside the house - very relaxing.On another funny note, my dad recently sold a business and is now semi-retired so he has a chance to do a lot more work around the house. Our house thanks him
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For the trees, we dug down 3 feet for the smaller ones, 4 feet for the big ones,
then filled a generous area with soil before planting on top of.
For the plant bedding, we dug 1 foot down.
I know not all will live happily in our clay environment, so far only problem was our generic Canadian Maple isn't growing on one side as well as the other side. Had Davey Tree company in(they take care of all my trees, big company), who at first thought it was root strangulation. However, when digging down, couldn't find any root wrapped around.
My only other issue is my cedars out front had a bad case of Apple Rust.
The Sunkist cedar, which is next to the Dolgo Crabapple, hasn't shown signs of Apple Rust, and the crabapple looks pretty good considering it was only transplanted in May.
Lot's of work ...
For the plant bedding, we dug 1 foot down.
I know not all will live happily in our clay environment, so far only problem was our generic Canadian Maple isn't growing on one side as well as the other side. Had Davey Tree company in(they take care of all my trees, big company), who at first thought it was root strangulation. However, when digging down, couldn't find any root wrapped around.
My only other issue is my cedars out front had a bad case of Apple Rust.
The Sunkist cedar, which is next to the Dolgo Crabapple, hasn't shown signs of Apple Rust, and the crabapple looks pretty good considering it was only transplanted in May.
Lot's of work ...