We started building our Rock Wall Planter a few days ago. Although it is going to look really cool, it will also server its purpose as a retaining wall in case we have any water issues (draining down the hill). We poured a concrete foundation and built up the walls 3/4 of the way with concrete blog. Then we went to the quarry (cadena) and got a dump truck full of blue stone. Unfortunately, most of that stone is too big to use on the all and it isn’t breaking up well with the sledge hammer like we had hoped…so we have gone back to the cadena two days in a row now to hand pick flat and squared off stones (for the corners of the walls and for the steps).

It has been raining a lot since we started working on the wall; every time it rains we have to cover up whatever we are working on and wait out the rain. Today, Jerry and Tito are starting to build the steps. This is the stressful part…steps are very important when it comes to entering and exiting your house. :-)

Check out some pictures of the front yard with the rocks, partially built wall and our visit to the quarry.



Look how small Jerry is compared to everything else


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