Slowly making progress with the yard.

[RJ]

Finally making some visible progress on the front yard, the details are what always take time. This is new construction so I had a completely clean slate. First project was to deal with water. Anyone who lives in the south east knows how hard it can rain, my house being a ranch I’ve got a lot of roof, and having a basement I want the water shed far away. So, in went down spout drains to daylight the water into the woods. I did the back and front yard and put down about 500’ of 4” pvc pipe. Once that was done I could start on my plater beds along the front of the house. The stone pathway to the front of the house is still a work in progress , I just needed a mental break from it. It goes painfully slow. Before putting all that in I had to prep for irrigation, two sprinkler zones and one drip for the front yard.  Lots of 1” pvc pipe went down, no idea how much I used.  Once that was done I could start thinking lawn and raised planter beds, trucked in 80 tons of topsoil and 40 tons compost. To work I went. 
 

I’m not sure how to insert pics in order, but here goes nothing. 😆

[RJ]

Once that is done the planting begins. 

[RJ]

In that planter , in no particular order, sabal causiarum, , bjxs (super mule 😆) , yatay mule, yatayxbs, Jubaea x yatay, few different oddball sabal’s , and minors, and a couple med fan palms and a butia eriospatha . Enjoy the WIP.  Still lots to do to catch up to @DAVEinMB😮‍💨. 
 

oh yeah that a Paraná pine , one of 3 planted. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

That's a tremendous amount of work. I'm tired just thinking about it. All your hard work has paid off already. Lookin' great.

[DAVEinMB]

@RJ that's a gorgeous layout, I'm excited to see the progress over time 🤙

 

[Leelanau Palms]

At some point could you provide labeled pictures so we can see which palm is which?

[RJ]

12 hours ago, Leelanau Palms said:

At some point could you provide labeled pictures so we can see which palm is which?

Will do. Put a saribus and a chinensis in the ground today as well as two more small sabal’s. Unfortunately the labels have faded away.. mystery palms 😂

[Chester B]

I think you and I are in the same boat.  My house isn't new but the yard had nothing but grass.  It's a ton of work in the beginning isn't it?  I'm about burnt out for the year and it's getting real hot.

[RJ]

6 hours ago, Chester B said:

I think you and I are in the same boat.  My house isn't new but the yard had nothing but grass.  It's a ton of work in the beginning isn't it?  I'm about burnt out for the year and it's getting real hot.

It’s getting hot here too, 90’s. It was 77 when I went to work at 4:00 am this morning. It sure is a lot of work but very rewarding. I’ve had dozens and dozens of palm in pots for years, hauling them in when it gets cold. It’s a relief to get them in the ground. Today has been finishing the drip irrigation up. Installed another raised bed, and mulched it. planted a few more sabal’s and some tropical looking companion plants. I’ve gone through 10 yards of mulch and ran out… need to order up some more. 

[Leelanau Palms]

Where do we buy tour tickets? 😁

[Chester B]

17 hours ago, RJ said:

It’s getting hot here too, 90’s. It was 77 when I went to work at 4:00 am this morning. It sure is a lot of work but very rewarding. I’ve had dozens and dozens of palm in pots for years, hauling them in when it gets cold. It’s a relief to get them in the ground. Today has been finishing the drip irrigation up. Installed another raised bed, and mulched it. planted a few more sabal’s and some tropical looking companion plants. I’ve gone through 10 yards of mulch and ran out… need to order up some more. 

Yeah I went through 10 yards of mulch too plus a few dozen bags.  It's breaking down real fast though with all the heat and rain we've been getting.  I put it down about 4" thick.  Getting those plants in the ground will be so much easier to care for them, plants in pots are a real PITA.  Looking forward to seeing your place develop.

[RJ]

2 hours ago, Chester B said:

Yeah I went through 10 yards of mulch too plus a few dozen bags.  It's breaking down real fast though with all the heat and rain we've been getting.  I put it down about 4" thick.  Getting those plants in the ground will be so much easier to care for them, plants in pots are a real PITA.  Looking forward to seeing your place develop.

Same with your place. You’ve got much more experience than I do , so I’ll be watching your progress closely, especially now that we’re in similar climates, but your a zone warmer. 

[Swolte]

These byo paradise threads are some of my favorite Would have loved a pic of your 80 tons of topsoil etc... to get a real sense of a before and after. I enjoy working at night as well during the summer though the 4 AM slot is not in the cards for me.  I'll be following this thread!

[RJ]

1 hour ago, Swolte said:

These byo paradise threads are some of my favorite Would have loved a pic of your 80 tons of topsoil etc... to get a real sense of a before and after. I enjoy working at night as well during the summer though the 4 AM slot is not in the cards for me.  I'll be following this thread!

Wait till I do the back and size yards.  Back yard is on hold, we’re debating a pool and hate to make it all pretty only to have to tear into it.