RE: Progress on the garden wall

Y'all did a really beautiful job - truly!  Take your well deserved bow!
*applause applause*

:-D

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 09:17:09 -0800

>The prep wasn't bad, except for near the big tree (it had a BIG root we had
>to cut- what a nightmare!).  Since we don't freeze, I only needed to make a
>level sand bed for the stones.  I got the stones from a block and stone
>supplier locally, but also found them after the fact at Meeks ( a small home
>improvement/lumber company).  They are Basalite Gardenwall stones- so I
>suspect they are available in many locales.
>
>The stones weigh 23 lbs each- so my husband figured out that we have moved
>8280 lbs so far- eeek!  I think I was better off not knowing that.
>Especially since the bags of sand were 70 lbs each, and we've added 12 cu
>yard of "super compost" soil too!  Really it has been work, but also lots of
>fun-  I live for this kind of stuff (it took me 3 years to convince my
>husband to Ok this project- he just couldn't visualize it.  But after he saw
>the smaller beds, he finally got with the program).  Interesting, because I
>used a level to lay the stones, but only as a rough guide- since the
>sidewalk isn't level, it would look odd to make the wall level- so this is
>more of an art than a science in laying them out.  I've got to say I am
>pleased with the outcome (and a little relieved- I wouldn't want to have to
>relay any of it!)
>
>Theresa
>Sac, CA zone 8-9 (but really cold today!)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Libby Valentine
>Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 8:51 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>
>
>Theresa, your wall and the path are beautiful!  How difficult was it to do
>the prep and where did you end up getting the stones?
>
>Libby
>Maryland zone 6
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:02 PM
>Subject: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>
>
>> Progress on the garden wall
>> Hope this works- Yahoo has changed it's photo sharing settings.
>> Moved about 4 1/2 cubic yards of soil today, and lifted some plants.
>> Only have the wall corners left to build. Neighbor is bringing home a
>> big saw next weekend to tackle this. Yeah! Tomorrow I'm going to
>> plant some of the things waiting on my back porch- if I can move!!
>>
>>
>http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tchessie/album?.tok=phojibABPJcYRyKi&.dir=/
>Garden+Wall+project&.src=ph
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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