Aeration & Overseeding-Fescue

It is the time of year for annual overseeding of fescue lawns here in the Atlanta area. This summer hasn't been as bad as some-fairly cool with decent rain-even still, fescue suffers from the summer heat and needs to be overseeded every late summer-fall. I did 4 yards today-and my seed preference for our area is the Rebel Supreme hybrid blend shown below.

Big Canoe/Owl's Brow..Completed

Well..the recent record rainfall didn't speed this job along at all-but I was able to get finished with a couple of good days this week. The photos show the 30 foot retaining wall I built along the side of the house to divert a heavy water flow from the driveway, the surround and gravel pad for the AC unit and the steps that will give better access to the basement. Really enjoyed working up in Big Canoe.

Making Some Progress In Spite Of The Rain...

It's pretty dreary when you use a the flash on your camera to take photos in the middle of the day (bottom shot was taken around 2 pm). Today did provide a good 5 hour window to get some work done though, and I finished the retaining wall along the side of the house and the timber surround for the A/C unit-which will be filled with egg rock to keep mud from splashing on it. All in all not a bad day-steps in the back tomorrow-weather permitting;-)

Big Canoe-Owl's Brow...Retaining Walls

Headed back up to Big Canoe today to work on timber retaining walls. Got all the footings dug in both spots. There will be a surround wall around the AC unit under the deck and a wall (started construction today-see pics) along and parallel to the end of the house that will divert water to the rear of the house.

Broohaven Fields Completed-Before & After

Finished this one up today-back to Big Canoe on Monday.

Big Canoe-Owl's Brow

Got started on this project today with some stone work as pictured below- On Monday I will be starting on a couple of timber retaining walls and steps.

Brookhaven Fields 9/09/09

A lot going on the last few days here-block wall was finished and gravel pathway created-plants moved from some areas in the back yard to the side of the house adjacent to the walkway and 3 nice Ruby Lorapetalum added above the wall. Had to extend the irrigation to reach the new sod, which was delivered this morning. I'm actually a little further along than it shows in the photos--decided that the lightning had gotten a little close and left without taking more photos-should finish tomorrow and have plenty of "after" shots.

"CastleWall" Block Walls in Brookhaven..

Built these two walls at the Brookhaven Fields jobsite today..photos will sort of walk you through the process (without all the demolition of the old crosstie wall and digging, etc). You start at the lowest point and work your way up and into the grade-using crushed granite paver base under any block that will have bottom ground contact. Granite is tamped down and leveled to a thickness of about 1". There is a lip on each block that holds the blocks in place-this lip has to be broken off with a mason's hammer for the bottom rows. Not a difficult job once you get the base runs in and level-the blocks do get a tad heavy after a while;-) Both of these walls will be getting cap block to finish, along with some additional landscaping and eggstone walking paths.

Tree Coming Down at Briarcliff Job...

Got a heads up around lunch today that Malcolm Bentley from Bentley Tree Service was getting started on the removal of a large White Oak at my upcoming job off Briarcliff Rd. Luckily this house is only 5-10 minutes from the Brookhaven Fields project, so I swung by to check on their progress after getting some lunch.

Brookhaven Fields 9/01

Started out today with a delivery of soil mix (topsoil/sand/bark fines) from Atlanta Landscape Materials. Used the soil mix to create a bed along the side of the house using orphaned hostas, ferns and a rose from the back yard...plant new GG Gerbing and transplanted azaleas...and topdress the areas that will be getting the additional sod. View from the back deck shows progress-and a good bit of work left to accomplish.