The secondary water was finally up to enough pressure to test the system this last week and so Carl filled in the trenches. It is nice to finally have all the Potentillas planted. We look forward to seeing them in bloom. The day lilies continue to grow and may not flower this year but they seem to be established so hopefully next year. My kale was up in both spots and I transplanted one where there were three, but now there is only one place where kale is growing, there are two plants, one purple and one green. I have replanted the other spots. Hopefully I can end up with two plants.
Finally, this week the secondary water was on with enough pressure to test the new sprinklers. Carl filled in the trenches and we were able to plant the last two Potentillas. Now all ten are in the ground and yesterday we noticed that the yellow ones are starting to bloom. We are excited to see them in full bloom. Hopefully the pink will soon start to bloom as well.
The next project will be to tear apart the last of the rock wall and then build a base for the new wall. That includes sorting rocks, a big job on its own.
The rock wall disassembling includes sorting rocks by size. Here is a far away view.
Close up here are the medium sided rocks.
This is the smaller rocks with lots of debris which Carl will sift out. These will go on the bottom of the trench he will dig to support the wall.
These two piles are divided with the line on the driveway. On the right are the rocks that Carl cannot lift but may be able to push. They will be on the bottom. Then on the left are the rocks he can move with two hands and perhaps some help. They will go on the next level.
On the left, near the dirt pile, are the rocks he can easily lift with one hand that will fill in the gaps as he builds.
Finally, here is a closer view of the remnants of the old wall. This was before he had taken out the last of the weeds that were growing there. We bought some landscape cloth to put up so that hopefully weeds won’t grow through the new wall.
Carl also bought some pipe that has holes on one side. He plans to put that in the bottom of the trench so that if water comes up it won’t take out the wall but be funneled down into the gravel trench underneath.
Hopefully, this will soon be a beautiful memory of all the work he has done. It is almost time to start turning over the soil for our garden and then he will work on the area where we had the trees trunks mulched so that we can move the Yucca plants from the front yard to the back.
It is all a work in progress and certainly fills Carl’s days. I am so grateful he has the ability and inclination to work so hard to make our yard so beautiful. Truly I am blessed.