Anyone in here a yard guy?

Its the last day before spring break and my students are taking mid-term exams. I was bored and started listing things I will be doing in the yard over the next week. It hits me that I spend a lot of my time in my yard. Anyone else here a yard guy? Green grass, tree, shrubs, flowers, hardscapes, etc.

Yeah I used to work for a landscaping company..it was my second choice for a career...i like being outdoors and I enjoy landscaping

I am looking into early retirement and starting a small landscaping company to piddle around with. I have 10 more years until I can retire with a pension though. I love my current job too though. So for now I am a weekend warrior going for yard of the month!

Lol sounds good...i just recently installed a decorative fish pond and waterfall with my buddy

Alright this thread should turn into a post for pictures of landcape work.

We are getting $1200 worth of mulch delivered tomorrow. I won't be yard guy after I spread that

I cut a dead branch of one of my 2 trees yesterday.....
Does that count?

It does if you post up a pic!

Worked on my front yard (my small front yard ) the past few days.

Added rock retaining walls/borders around the trees. Notice my FJ in the back.




Old Jack Daniels Whiskey barrels now used for planters.

Nicole and I love working in the yard... We are pretty competitive with our neighbors for "yard of the month". I even had a sign made just a few months after moving in and put it in my own yard and told my neighbors that the developer gave it to me... I let it go for about a month (with the sign in the yard) before coming clean.


This was right after finishing the deck in our backyard summer of 2010





The table and chairs on our deck are recycled plastic and I highly recommend looking into this type of funiture for you outdoor needs. It's a bit more expensive but it still looks brand new 2 years in the elements and it's heavy as crap... no need to worry about bring it in for storms.

Looks good Paul! The flower beds/natural areas look were a nice touch. My wife is not into yard work, but she has been a trooper. She has helped me dig some holes for some of the treee I've planted.

Some updated photos from this weekend. I try to take photos every year from the same places at about the same time of the year.

Brian is your grass zoysia?

paulwardinc wrote:

Some updated photos from this weekend. I try to take photos every year from the same places at about the same time of the year.

Lol, good I am not the only one! My wife makes fun of me when I do it. I prefer Fall. I tend to buy plants that look good in Fall.

No zoysia. I almost did my last yard that way. Mine is tall fescue. A little harder to maintain, but I can keep it green all year round.

These are before (3yrs ago) and then some more recent. This fall should be really nice. My trees have really taken off.

Dude we need to party at your house! We could park 30 -40 FJs in the backyard!!

Nah, pictures make it look bigger. Would also have to squeeze them through a 4ft fence gate.

We do host several gettogethers throughout the year. Everyone is invited. NO PARKING ON THE LAWN!

The first FJ though will make that fence hole a bit bigger!

Brian wrote:

Nah, pictures make it look bigger. Would also have to squeeze them through a 4ft fence gate.

We do host several gettogethers throughout the year. Everyone is invited. NO PARKING ON THE LAWN!

I have a racing tractor, could I bring it over and do some testing in the grass?

paulwardinc wrote:

The first FJ though will make that fence hole a bit bigger!

Driving in my back yard might be too much "off roading" to get 30-40 from our group.

4running wrote:

I have a racing tractor, could I bring it over and do some testing in the grass?

Ther is an open area between the pool and my yard. Have at it!

It does about 30 MPH brother, with a locked rear diff. It needs some room

4running wrote:

It does about 30 MPH brother, with a locked rear diff. It needs some room

Sorry I have to revoke the offer. My neighborhood doesn't allow soliciting or people who loosely use the word "brother".

WHATEVER BROTHER

MY FREAKING INTERNET EXPLORER KEEPS FREEZING UP, FREAKING DIAL UP IS SLOW AS CRAP

Brian wrote:

4running wrote:

It does about 30 MPH brother, with a locked rear diff. It needs some room

Sorry I have to revoke the offer. My neighborhood doesn't allow soliciting or people who loosely use the word "brother".

LOL

4running wrote:

WHATEVER BROTHER

MY FREAKING INTERNET EXPLORER KEEPS FREEZING UP, FREAKING DIAL UP IS SLOW AS CRAP

What brother still uses internet explorer as an internet browser.