Dealing With Grass

Before giving an update on the site project, I wanted to mention the winds that we have had all night long. We know that this area does get some wind, but it is rare (that we can remember) when it blows so hard for so long. It started right after we went to bed last night and hasn't stopped yet. The high gusts are around 18 mph, but they are steady at 12-15 mph. We're hoping the wind stops before we go out to do more work on the grass.

The entire day yesterday was spent figuring how to get the maximum coverage from the two rolls of artificial grass we purchased from Lowe's. Plus, I had to figure out how to lay the grass with the least visible seams and keeping the "grain" going in the same direction. It's quite a bit more involved than just laying carpet. Then, attaching the grass to the ground was no small challenge. I finally got it all figured out and used the two rolls we bought. We went back to Lowe's after Josie came home from work and purchased one more roll to complete the project. The area looks pretty good with just a little more to do before completion:

The main thing today is to finish with the grass. We have a small fence (left in the above shot) that we will install when everything else is done. We can already see that the dirt and dust has been almost eliminated from the usable area on the site. The one problem remaining is the messy tree on the site, but there is nothing we can do about the shedding from that area. We keep the rear of the gazebo closed most of the time, and with the gazebo underneath the tree, we have minimized that impact.

We are getting our first visit to our new "digs" on Friday. George, Cheryl, Brian, Amy and the kids are coming for a visit, and possibly Cot and Lois if they aren't going to their cabin on Friday. We're ready, and it should be much more fun entertaining in this location than last year at Happy Trails. We have much more privacy and the Resort is much nicer with the Lake.

Josie doesn't start work until 11 AM this morning, so we hope to get some work done on the grass before she leaves. All we have left is an area on the side of the gazebo and to tack down some grass that I cut yesterday, but didn't attach. The end is in sight...