Wildlife Pond v2 Begins

Wildlife Pond v2 Begins
I have completed my designs, sorted out deterrence for raccoons and moles, and ordered the newer, thicker liner with an under-liner. I'm going bigger and better. It will be deep enough raccoons can't walk around and eat things and the walls will be shaped with cinderblock and quick concrete. Bring it mole.

Wildlife Pond defeated by Mole

Wildlife Pond defeated by Mole
One mole. One hole. Spent this morning rehoming the somehow all still living fish to an aquarium and stock tank. I walked out onto the deck this morning to see the pond nearly empty. I raced to Wal-Mart and got an aquarium, but it's not going to be big enough so I'm going to get a Rubbermaid stock tank and set it up in the garage to load balance a bit. I guess we are…

DIY Rock Wall Complete

DIY Rock Wall Complete
I had 4 yards of rock delivered yesterday. I had a tarp ready and the landscaping cloth was put down the day before. A lot of work, but I should never have to cut another blackberry from this spot of yard.

Bad Boy – Mowing Tech

Bad Boy – Mowing Tech
I thought I was making the switch to Electric wholesale when we moved in. It turns out gas zero-turn mowers are just higher quality and do a better job faster.

The Great Tree Wall

The Great Tree Wall
This one took a bit of planning to figure out the best way to go about it. Graham's soil is full of rocks. I knew I wasn't going to dig 50 holes with a shovel. I also knew that the Ryobi auger I have struggles with the potato size rocks all over. I wanted to make sure I could fill the holes with good soil as well, so that meant big holes. I decided to…