So hopefully this will be the third and final rendition of a small patio/ Kiwi washing pad. Initially when we moved in I puzzled the stones together on top of the soil.
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| So nicely puzzled together... |
Then we wanted to make them more level, so up came the stones to be re-puzzled together for a more even effect. Of course the stones didn't go together the same for whatever reason... Some ground cover was planted with the hopes that it would grow between the stones and that was to be it's final rendition.
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| What was supposed to be the final configuration... |
However, whenever we washed Kiwi, the water puddled and didn't drain and that was unsatisfactory. So third, and what will hopefully be the last, try to make this functional and beautiful began.
First, we pulled up the existing stones and then dug down about a foot. Next we filled most of the pit with coarse stones to help with drainage, then a layer of fine crushed gravel, then our stones.
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| Third time's a charm |
While I enjoyed puzzling the stones together the first two times, the
third time involved a lot of cursing and general unpleasantness. We filled in the areas between the stones with the fine gravel for stability. It doesn't quite drain as well as we would like (our theory being that our layer of crushed gravel is a bit too thick), but it's much better than before. Pretty oxalis have been planted along the back in the hopes of keeping the weeds at bay.
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| Final installation! |
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks we will have attached a hose reel for our unruly water hose. I'm not sure when the fencing will come down to keep Kiwi off of the lawn. I'd like to give the roots the best chance for survival so the fencing may be up until next summer...
