This week we moved a lot of dirt. One of our neighbors up the street did some excavating down by the quebrada and dumped about 70 meters of topsoil at the top of our property. Instead of hiring an earth mover to come in and move the dirt, we decided to move it by hand (shovel it into the back of the bronco) and bring it on down to the planters. There, we emptied it onto a piece of plywood and mixed with high grade topsoil and pete moss. Then we shoveled it into the planters….a great place for happy plants to live.
It took us all day, and when all was said and done, it probably would have been more economical to hire a back-hoe, but our lesson was learned and now we finally have some green on our property.
The back of the truck is filled with free topsoil…then we mix it with the goods
Mixing dirt with our plants set up for planting
Closeup of the Palm Trees we scored for the Landscaping
The finished product. Grow, grow, grow!
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How exciting. It looks like a happy home now. The house was so lonely for so long. Hey, check summer@ve mail for some countertop thinking.
Robin - You’re right! This house was so lonely for so long. Especially after you hear the story of the previous owner and why it was sold to Stefan and I. Perhaps that contributes to the love I feel for our house. Any time anyone says anything about “oh, but the resale value!”, I roll my eyes and appreciate what they are saying, BUT there is pretty much no way that I would ever consider selling our house…