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Side Walkway with River Rock and String Lights

7 photos · yard and landscape

Cleaned up the side walkway at home — pulled the overgrown bed, reset the fieldstones, dropped river rock for drainage along the foundation, and ran string lights across the back yard. Worked late under the patio lights to finish.

  1. Dog parked on the landscape fabric while I set up the dry creek bed and rock border. During

    Dog parked on the landscape fabric while I set up the dry creek bed and rock border.

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  2. Quick shot with the dogs out by the river-rock drainage bed I'd just finished. After

    Quick shot with the dogs out by the river-rock drainage bed I'd just finished.

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  3. Side walkway buried in overgrowth. Wanted a clean line from the front to the back patio. Before

    Side walkway buried in overgrowth. Wanted a clean line from the front to the back patio.

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  4. Started pulling the bed apart along the brick foundation. Shovel was earning its keep. During

    Started pulling the bed apart along the brick foundation. Shovel was earning its keep.

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  5. Bed cleared and the fieldstones re-set along the walkway, ready for replanting. During

    Bed cleared and the fieldstones re-set along the walkway, ready for replanting.

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  6. Same bed from the patio side — stone edging back where it belongs. During

    Same bed from the patio side — stone edging back where it belongs.

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  7. Worked late under the patio lights to finish hauling out the last of the old material. After

    Worked late under the patio lights to finish hauling out the last of the old material.

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