Landscaping Our Dream

The Results of Three Weeks Hard Labour

We could have allowed our builder to do our landscaping, but we decided we would do it ourselves.  There have been a few days when perhaps we thought it would have been much easier to let the builder do it (or more accurately, pay our builder to do it), but we have been having a lot of fun, albeit, at times its back-breaking work.

Mind you, Dean is doing all the hard work, I’m just the site supervisor/lackey.  “Clare, I’m thirsty”  “Clare, come hither!”  “Clare, come and hold this.”  “Clare!  Clare!  Claaarrreee!”

I’m very confident all the workmen around here know my name now.

First things first – paving around the house, and edging what will be a garden along the fence lines.

And with weather predictions promising rain, Dean and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to start laying some turf.  Two pallet load arrived at 8:00 am yesterday and we went at it like bulls at a gate.  By 9:30 am, we had 55 square metres (592 square feet) of turf laid and were able to sit back and enjoyed our handiwork.

(There are no ‘during’ photos because I was too dirty to touch my camera)

After Mother Nature poured copious amounts of water on the lawn last night, this is what our handiwork looks like this morning.

I’m off to buy a few plants today, just a couple of palms to put into the garden surrounding the lawn.

* Sir Walter is a DNA Certified Buffalo Lawn cultivated as a tough turf specifically for the harsh Australian environment.  Sir Walter Buffalo lawns are soft underfoot and incredibly easy to maintain.