The Olsen Family Blog » Yard Work http://www.danandemily.net/blog The Adventures of the Olsen Family Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:47:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Our New Backyard http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/our-new-backyard/ http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/our-new-backyard/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 13:53:16 +0000 danolsen http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/31/our-new-backyard/ We finally got it done. We have a new backyard. We laid so this week to finish our yard. Of course it still needs time to root so we can’t enjoy it too much yet. However, we are excited for the day that we can go out and enjoy the new grass. Here are some pictures of the process. We still need to take a picture of the finished product. The picture with grass already laid is the grass Emily laid down while I was at work.

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]]> http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/our-new-backyard/feed/ 0 Nothing but dirt, a sandbox and a few veggies http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/nothing-but-dirt-a-sandbox-and-a-few-veggies/ http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/nothing-but-dirt-a-sandbox-and-a-few-veggies/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 22:58:02 +0000 danolsen http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/05/17/nothing-but-dirt-a-sandbox-and-a-few-veggies/ IMG_2510 We are really enjoying owning our own home. We love the fact we can do what ever we want whenever we want. The downside is the amount of money it takes to do what you want with a house. So, Emily and I have talked about what we should do. We decided we would start with our backyard. It was in some pretty bad shape. Not absolutely horrible but not the prettiest yard you’ve ever seen.

We started the new backyard with a couple of trees. In the fall we planted a peach tree and a honey locust. Those two trees were a nice addition to the yard. The second thing we added was a sandbox for the boys. I don’t mind the sandbox except when the boys come in from the sandbox and get in my bed. Anyone who knows me knows I am not a big fan of sand and especially when it is in my bed. The boys absolutely love the sandbox and spend a lot of time in it.

IMG_2511 The next thing we did this spring was plant our garden. You can see part of it in the first picture. It is a large garden so we are planning on not having to buy any vegetables this summer. Just those three things (trees, sandbox and garden) made us feel quite accomplished but those were only the minor jobs. Today was started phase two. Phase two involves turning the backyard into a big dirt pit as you can see from the pictures. We pulled up all the old grass so we could get rid of all the rodent holes and prepare the yard for new grass. We plan on laying sod in the next week or so. We are excited that we will soon have a yard that we put together and can be proud of and enjoy.

I think that is enough for today. I’m going to go and join the fam!

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