Landscape Project 2010, pt 1: Tearing it Up

It began where most large landscape projects begin ... with an idea, a beautiful day, and a rented sod cutter:


New lines and a lot of sod in piles:


The next day, CatMatt borrowed a dump truck and hauled and shoveled about 2.75 tons of composted top soil. Wow:


Soil down:


Next, plant a bunch of plants, and mulch.

Spring.

It just arrived. And it's fabulous. Some early spring shots ...

CatMatt's dyed Easter eggs:


Some happy flowers:


Greens in containers (spinach and mesclun mix):

(New) Yellow Door.

The neighbors are rejoicing, and so are CatMatt. From schoolbus yellow to banana cream, or "honey tone" according to Behr.

Painting and one coat down:


After: