Presidents Day weekend presents a wonderful opportunity to get projects done around the house. In the back yard this year we are planning not only a garden but I want to landscape it as well. In the week before the holiday my brother tilled the entire back yard. The little flags are the sprinklers, wouldn't want to run the tiller over those!
Saturday morning Katie went out to check on the work and dig a little to make sure it was done right.
The first delivery was of shredded bark, there is going to be a border along the fence and around the pomegranate tree.
Inside the border will be bark to help keep the weeds down and keep the water in. The sprinklers along the fence are going to be changed into a drip system so when the sprinklers are running the drip system will be watering the pomegranate, grapes and whatever else gets planted along there.
Next came the delivery of mulch, a much larger pile than last year.
The first thing Katie did was go for a hike.
Then in true southern California fashion she started making "dirty snowman".
The work began getting all of the mulch to the backyard, my goal was to finish before the sun went down.
Katie worked hard helping at the beginning, pushing and pulling the wagon.
She also helped Uncle dump the wagon and make sure it was empty.
She tried very hard to help shovel as well, next year she will be a pro at this.
By the afternoon much of the yard was covered. We were trying for three inches of mulch where the garden is going and one inch on the rest. There will be corn planted in this far end of the yard which will expand the garden this year.
Later in the evening we were finally getting the pile down, Katie desperately wanted to help and we were racing sunset at this point so she started shoveling more.
So close to being done! I am glad to say that we did finish and were all exhausted by the time the sun went down.
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