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| Before: South facing view |
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| Mostly weeds, rock hard dirt |
| Before: East Facing View of Tree |
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| Lack of mulch on root zone |
| Before: North Facing View |
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| Typical lawn condition for a city median |
| During |
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| Rototilling off the weeds |
| During |
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| Mulch tree ring and soil conditioners |
| During |
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| 1" per hour rainfall really muds up a job site |
| During |
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| Finally, sod laying time |
| After: South facing view |
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| Looks like a lawn! |
| After: East facing view |
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| Tree is mulched and planted with perennials |
| After: North facing view |
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| Good enough for a picnic |
The positive comments were coming from everywhere on this project. A city
inspector, a guy riding by on a Harley, the mailman, numerous people just walking by on their way to Charlotte beach.
The soil was very hard, even the weeds didn't want much to do with it. I tilled it up and added some
Gypsum pellets and M-Roots to give the new sod a fighting chance. A tree ring of mulch will surely help the Oak Tree, and
some Black Eyed Susans and Stella D'Oro Day Lily's will provide lots of durable color.
The sod is a Kentucky Blue Grass grown in Batavia NY, and really makes a quick statement. I find Sod,
although having a higher up-front cost, is the best method for establishing a lawn with the least amount of effort. Especially
in a high traffic area or during the heat of the summer. As long as the lawn receives good regular soaking's, and a mowing
height of 2 1/2" or higher is maintained, this lawn will remain looking fantastic. This would not have been possible with
seed --the 3" of rain we got the following day would have washed it all away!
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