Turf Removal

Due to the drought and the fact that our lawn was ugly, we decided this summer to remove the turf, and hire a landscape business to work some magic on the front yard.  We were lucky to qualify for the turf rebate program, and the money from that was a big help.  Plantings had to be water thrifty, and hardscapes porous.

 We hired Glorious Gardens, which is owned by two women who are the contractors.

 The day the crane came with the boulders was exciting!  The operator must have been a whiz at video games because he was so adept at placing the boulders, turning them, and wiggling them into the ground.

Let me tell you, Linda and Emma are two of the hardest working workers we have ever seen!  The temperature was in the mid 90's all five days, and the humidity was very high also.  They also are very nice people, and aimed to please.

 Working the boom within inches of our eave!

Gail was amazed!

 The soil was stripped of turf, tilled, roots pulled out, and amendments added.  The plants were added (54 different kinds), drip irrigation installed, paths of decomposed granite tamped down, and gravel mulch placed everywhere else.

 We can't wait for plants to grow and fill in!  Its hard to see, but there is an airy Palo Verde tree towards the front in that cleared area.

 That odd tree on the right is a Kalanchoe.

I took these photos in a hurry and will post some better ones in the future.  Goodbye old turf!