Our backyard has basically been a desert since May. Everything was dead except for the weeds. Some of the weeds reached 5 feet tall! I wish I had some pictures of those weeds. It was overwhelming and depressing to look at dead, brown, everything. This fall we decided that it was time to get working.
First we enlisted the help of a landscaper friend who happens to own a bobcat! We knew we needed to get rid of the dead grass and weeds and turn the ground but the work was daunting. This friend, Mark, got to work with his bobcat and brought in a few loads of good topsoil to mix in.
Second, we needed to decide where we wanted grass so that we could install the proper sprinkler system. Our yard is huge for a CA yard and Mike didn’t want to mow all day. We decided to mulch about half and plant grass in about half. The back half of the yard, which you can’t really see unless you walk around the house is mulch and the part you can see from the patio will be grass.
Once we figured out where we wanted the grass Mike and Mark planned out a sprinkler system. Another wonderful feature of the bobcat is that it trenches saving hours of back breaking work. Once we had trenches Mike laid out the pvc pipe and connected it to the water. I really have no idea how that all worked. I just know one day we didn’t have water to the backyard and the next day we did!
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