https://www.familyhandyman.com/decks/building-a-deck/under-deck-roof/view-all Plan to space the 2×4 purlins parallel to the house and 3 ft. on center. To provide drainage, the panels should slope toward the outside edge of the deck about 1/4 in. per foot. If the span under your deck is 12 ft., for example, the purlin at the outer end of the deck […]
Hardscape
New fence, new challenges
Our fence really needed replaced. The old fence though was built so that light could shine through and you could see into each other’s yards. Our neighbor decided he didn’t want that kind of fence again. So now we have more shade . But new challenges mean new gardens! Here is the fence.
The Peach Tree Espalier
I will be planting two of my peach seedlings along a back fence. This has been a long forgotten part of the yard. But one that would lend well to small fruit trees. My seedlings are ready for their permanent home and while that part of the yard is not in full use I think […]
The new flagstone patio
After many years waiting for the cash to get the patio I knew would never get done by myself, I am quite pleased with the result. Eucevio and his son did a great job, even accommodating a move of the very heavy stone stair. Here is the before and after. Now to plan the shade […]
Garden Design – Creating Depth
Spring To-Do list 2013
Where did 2012 go? Did I just imagine it? No of course not. I did get some fun projects done over the summer, but never had time to post. I plan to do so here soon, its on my spring to do list! As usual the not so fun items from 2011/2012 lists never seem […]
The Late Summer Garden
Many big changes have taken place this summer. We removed the big green monster, a hedge that could never stay tamed. Added a new fence, and painted the small garden fence. The rock wall was rebuilt and a new garden bed was added. So here is a view of the old, the interim, and the […]
Ideas for Dry Laid Flagstone
I can only imagine how long it took to cut each stone to create these gorgeous edges. Work and picture by Aspengrove Stone Masonry out of Boulder. More likely I will have flagstone that’s more organic with the line between patio and edge blurred by plants. Another artist with stone is Marc Archambault of Hammerhead Stoneworks […]
New Rose Bed
Setting out to accomplish a single task I found others cropped up begging to be completed first. So was the case of my rose garden. To get my vegetable garden’s raised beds set, I need to first get the new fence completed as it will sit just behind the 4 x4 beds. To do the […]
Square Foot Gardening: Building raised beds
The first set of plans for the garden included about 80 square feet of garden space among 4 4×4 raised planters, a 2×6 planter, and a 2×4 planter. These just didn’t fit in the actual garden plot. Planters: So what we have this year are: 3 – 4×4 1 – 2 x 6 Total Gardening […]