OK...these are going to look pretty stupid next to all your beautiful pics, but thought I'd post a few pics on my project progress.
I started with the two planters on each side of the stairs and worked towards the porch. To the left of the planter is all dug out now and the retaining wall ripped out too. (you can just see the top of it in lower left of pic)
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Patio stones in...but not grouted yet.
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And now for an unexpected project. As a result of having to dig up half the yard, the old log retaining wall had to be ripped out. Had a bag of wooden knobs a friend gave me years ago, and some 4x4s that I started making some wooden planters out of, so used those to make some posts to hold the new wall. The logs were pretty rotten, so it was only a matter of time before they had to be ripped out anyways. Just didn't need the extra project right now.
Just to the right of the post that is leaning there, is a 15 foot long 4 foot deep trench, right through the middle of the garden, that we had to dig up to locate the septic's D-Box. The whole yard is in a state, and will be for a few more weeks. We have to leave the trench open for another 2 weeks to see if having the lines flushed worked. (so far we're 12 hundred bucks into this, and that's just to rule out one possibility of failure.
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This one was where the other section of the retaining wall was, but has to remain undone until we know what's going on with the septic. Grrrrrr
Also, the stairs waiting for the patio stones to cure....and the bottom of the stairs in front of the shop, waiting to be framed in for more patio stones. (also on hold because of the septic...double grrrr)
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And....the tail end of my purdy tulips. Gotta have something purdy out of all this mess.
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