Landscape project

[Louisiana_John]

My wife, kids and I have been building flowerbeds. There was alot of trator use here just no pics of the tractor. We started late last summer and just know finished up the first phase. We placed all the rock and irrigation system our self. There is around 18,000 lb of rock so far and 75 cubic yards of landscape mix. I went to Arkansas to get the rock and have semi loads of the landscape mix brought in. We paid a guy to pick, plant and get all of the plants for us. Buy the time we bought all of the plants at we would not have saved that much. There is still a lot more to do. I would say we are 25% done.
The first pic is of our gate. The gate is 25’ across and 8’ high for scale. It came out looking small in the pic.
John

 

[Louisiana_John]

I got the fist photo working it was to big. here is one from the side of the house.

 

[Louisiana_John]

Side walk way from drive. My 9 year old took these. I house is facing the pond. I had ask him to get one from across the pond but he forgot. Just the behind were this pic was taken we we watching two deer feed this AM. They wer just across the drive 20' from the walk way.
John

 

[Louisiana_John]

Here is the front of the house.
John

 

[Louisiana_John]

Here is the side facing the west woods.
John

 

[Louisiana_John]

West side closer to the back.
John

 

[Louisiana_John]

Here is one from the back of the house the brick wall is the back of garage. The window above the garage are my office that is were I am am now.
Can anbody guess what my columes are made of?
John

 

[Louisiana_John]

I have rented a 120 Deere hoe for the weekend. I have around 75 trees to remove all are a good size. I can push them over with the hoe, clean the root ball then stack with the dozer. I will dig a nice hole for what does not burn before I turne the hoe back in.
I have my old back hoe in a bunch of parts now. and I am ready to get this part of my land. It is 4 ac to the right of my drive. I will get my son to take pic of the iron working.
Here is a pic of the back hoe it is a project in it self. I took it down for a clutch now I am rebuilding the engine
John

 

[Dmace]

Very Nice!

You have a beautiful yard and house.

 

[Toolguy]

Man, that looks like a lot of work. Very nice results, though. Beautiful place you have there.