The cut flower bed path took its original form in early 2006. It was a rushed project that included transforming about half of the backyard from grass (weeds) into more manageable areas. It all had to be done in a hurry in between CG's year long first and second deployents. The mass planting of burning bushes can be seen as small twigish figures to the left of the bed.
29 March 2006:
In March of 2007, CG returned from 2nd deployment and the work began anew. Bushes needed to be relocated, some beds extended, and the cut flower bed and path needed a more permanent emplacement. (the tarp was used to smother the weeds/bermuda grass)
29 March 2007:
In July of 2008, CG began tackling the upgrade for the cut flower bed path. It would now be wider and more closely match the concrete around the pool. What CG didn't realize that it would take a lot of dirt work (digging, filling, levelling) and would require 16 sections of concrete. It took an average of 6 bags of 80 pound concrete to complete a single section. The entire project totalled 7,680 pounds of concrete -all mixed and poured by hand). Work was slow. The summer was hot. CG doesn't feel as young and spry as he once did.
26 July 2008:
Next update for the cut flower bed path: 29 March 2009.
