side project

You know, however busy you might feel, you are never too busy to slow down, take a breath, and take on a side project. This weekend, it has been the pathway install. We used some bricks from the chimney that we tore out last summer (a messy, messy ordeal from which we are still physically and emotionally recovering), about 200 lbs. of playsand, and some gravel for drainage. Now way back when, when the client and I were still doing fun things outside of the house, we took a class together at the local community college on landscape construction. We both passed, even though I think that she did better on the final than I did. The only thing that either of us can remember, however, is, "Firm, stable base." As in, whether you're building a retaining wall, planting bed, patio, or walkway, you need one.

The client researched some brick-laying patterns that she enjoyed and decided on a running bond with a gracefull curve.

View from the porch. Came out ok!