終於有幾天是晴天，趁著天氣好就開始鋪紅磚，要先一層一英吋沙在細石子上，我老公用一英寸厚的塑膠管當呎用-左圖上的管子就是了,在右邊的圓弧裡的磚頭柱形東西是要來當簡易版的爐子-Fire pit. 希望今天可完工>
Patio updates
Finally, we begin working on the patio again. First need to one layer fine rock and one layer sand above the rock layer, then need to use a compactor to compact the rock and sand down. We rent the compactor for one day and it only cost about 60-70 dollars. Better than using the hand compactor.
This is final step to compact down the sand and rock-go through several times already.
Before put the brick, the four columns and fire pit need to be installed. This is the two columns which is the entry way to the patio.
Luckily the four columns were finished before the rain came. The right side was whole view and left side was close up. The blue tarp was tried to covered the patio-but not enough. The patio need to be drier before installing the bricks and fire pit. Need to wait a little to finish the job since there has been forcast about rain in the whole week. Good for the plants but not good for us.
This is the whole view of left side(from the deck look out), and the patio is in the middle part.-which is the blue tarp cover it-I still need some more rocks or plants or status to decorate the pond.
Do you think she look like the status of liberty???
June Garden update
The weather is being so good-temperature is around 80F at day and 60F at night. Every couple days there is a rain, so everything grows well as well as weed.
Under hoop house the vegables are growing well, but the temperature is pretty high, so open the the fabric for cooling down.
Finally my bitter melon is growing-several seedling died since the up and down temperature. Now there are four seedling of bitter melon are growing and at least two varities.
The favar bean is fruiting. hopefully can taste it soon.
This is first year, the cucumb is grow so thick stem and flower so early-hoops house is really help.
This is chinese parsely and itialian parsely. I think I have at least two kinds of chinese parsely in this area.
Calendula(金盞花 ) open the first flower. I like yellow color flower. I plant some sunflower seeds also and hopefully the flower will open soon.
Finally, we begin working on the patio again. First need to one layer fine rock and one layer sand above the rock layer, then need to use a compactor to compact the rock and sand down. We rent the compactor for one day and it only cost about 60-70 dollars. Better than using the hand compactor.
This is final step to compact down the sand and rock-go through several times already.
Before put the brick, the four columns and fire pit need to be installed. This is the two columns which is the entry way to the patio.
Luckily the four columns were finished before the rain came. The right side was whole view and left side was close up. The blue tarp was tried to covered the patio-but not enough. The patio need to be drier before installing the bricks and fire pit. Need to wait a little to finish the job since there has been forcast about rain in the whole week. Good for the plants but not good for us.
This is the whole view of left side(from the deck look out), and the patio is in the middle part.-which is the blue tarp cover it-I still need some more rocks or plants or status to decorate the pond.
This is close view of sandbox. As you can see, the girls already build a fort in it and put some chairs which they can sit. EVenthough they use my PVP pipe as look out (pretend). I have been thinking to build the play house above the wood deck and make the slide down and connect with my first floor wood deck from the house-need to think throught a little.
Do you think she look like the status of liberty???
June Garden update
The weather is being so good-temperature is around 80F at day and 60F at night. Every couple days there is a rain, so everything grows well as well as weed.
Under hoop house the vegables are growing well, but the temperature is pretty high, so open the the fabric for cooling down.
Finally my bitter melon is growing-several seedling died since the up and down temperature. Now there are four seedling of bitter melon are growing and at least two varities.
The favar bean is fruiting. hopefully can taste it soon.
This is first year, the cucumb is grow so thick stem and flower so early-hoops house is really help.
This is chinese parsely and itialian parsely. I think I have at least two kinds of chinese parsely in this area.
Calendula(金盞花 ) open the first flower. I like yellow color flower. I plant some sunflower seeds also and hopefully the flower will open soon.
I got some small taro(芋頭)-only less than couple dollars- from oriental market which is sprouting so I plant them in the pot and put them in the pond. They grows pretty good and better than the blck one I got from Early May-which cost me 20 dollars.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I saw you want to grow something above the sandbox, this crossed my mind.
http://www.knock-offwood.com/2010/06/furniture-plans-swing-set-for-playhouse.html
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ReplyDeleteIn fact I did think a play house above my wood deck which is next to the sanbox(it should be between the house and sand box), then use a slide to go down-I did some drawing already. My husband said anything like the playhouse or higher than one floor, then need to get permit. So I am still thinking if we should ask profession to do or not-since I also need some climb wall and something the kids can come down. Probably need to think a little. Now just wait for weather to be good and to finish this patio and the front windmill with retain wall. Then think about more projects.