Clearing the Hillside and Setting Stone Borders
8 photos · yard and landscape
The lakeside slope was buried in brush and overgrown shrubs. My son worked it with the string trimmer while I followed behind pulling roots and stacking stones into low borders along the new mulched beds. Took a couple weekends. Once the brush was off you could actually see the lake from the side yard for the first time in years.
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During My son working the slope with the string trimmer. The brush was head-high before we started.
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During Slope clearing in progress. Easier to read the grade once the green stuff was off.
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During My son with the trimmer and a pile of brush we pulled. He did a real day's work on this.
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During My son next to the brush pile. Gloves on, gear on. Earned his lunch.
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During Stacking fieldstone into a low retaining edge so the mulch didn't wash down the slope.
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During Setting border stones into the fresh mulch bed. No mortar — just weight and fit.
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During My son placing border stones along the upper bed above the road.
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During Framing a cedar shed wall on the patio. Built the panels flat then stood them up.
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