The open side yard to the west of our house is a nice 30′x45′ rectangle, that is well sheltered on three sides by trees.

On Tuesday Redline Tree Service came and removed a large dead Oak from our side lot, along with a few piles of scrub brush from our originally clearing. It was the last remaining large Oak that had suffered the devastating effects of Oak Wilt, since we had originally purchased the lot. We were affraid that when they came in to removed the tree and some of the other Buckthorn, that our yard would seem a bit too open. We were pleasantly surprised to see that this was not the case. This newly cleaned up area will now be the home to our children’s playground and rectangular area of turf, perfectly size for badminton, lawn bowling or my (highly illegal but largely sought after) antique Jarts set.

The large timbers for our landscaping arrived early Friday morning but the wet weather prevented anyone from doing any work to install them.

Sticking with the Timber theme, Dustin Halverson (our landscape architect) had the first shipment of landscape materials delivered today—large timbers to frame up a retaining wall and steps. I think Stacy and I both initially had some hesitation when it came to using timbers. We wanted to avoid the 1970’s railroad tie lookk, that we had worked so hard to extract from our previous home. I was please to see that these were actually a really nicely color and nothing like the ones we had dealt with before. Just to ensure that they keep their interest and to add a little something extra, I have an idea that I think will really make them seem that much more different. Hopefully by the end of next week the timbers will be in place and I can add my little touch but until then it’s rock, edging and lots of mud.

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