OT landscaping pics

Posted by Sharon Hays on July 12, 2009, 8:23 pm

As promised, pictures of the front with the new paver patio and walkway.
Plus the Hays Hill and plantings.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=93347&id=647467565&l=6746e8b87a

I think it needs mulched. But we haven't done that yet. Some of the plants
(especially the sedum varieties) are spreaders. So I wanted to give them
time to do that unimpeded. We'll see if I get mulch down there by this
Fall. It's too hot to even think about working out there right now. :(

Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by Pogonip on July 12, 2009, 9:07 pm

Sharon Hays wrote:
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Well done! That looks great, and I love your couch. Tickled at your
acquisition method, too. One of my faves. ;-) Turned out extremely
well. You will enjoy that demi-lune patio so much and it will add so
much pleasure to your use of the porch. It isn't much of a porch, is
it? It needed help!
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Sharon Hays on July 13, 2009, 7:49 am

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Thanks so much. ;) Turns out the couch belonged to one of my favorite
neighbors up the street. It was originally his great-grandmother's. She
kept it on the screened porch forever. He didn't have room for it and the
cane on the back was broken. So he put it out. Well I know how to cane,
and this one was press in anyway so it was that much easier. The seat was
upholstered. Well I knew I didn't want that. So DH helped me remove all
that including the heavyweight springs and the mud dauber nest. Then he cut
a piece of outdoor plywood for the seat. I replaced the caning, sanded,
painted, etc.

To keep this somewhat sewing related, I had to custom make a seat cushion
for it. The seat area is 6' long and 2' deep. Not even ready made chaise
lounge cushions are that big. I used and indoor/outdoor canvas fabric for
the cushion cover. And when I installed the foam, I left the foam encased
in two plastic garbage bags. This way, if it rains, all I need to do is
dump the water off the top of the cushion. Water doesn't get into the foam
so it dries really quickly. And you don't notice the plastic in there when
you are sitting on the couch.

When I got it all finished and had it out there, my neighbor saw it while
walking his dogs. He said he just about burst into tears he was so
grateful it had gone to a good new home. ;)

The porch was sort of an afterthought when they built the house. The builder
built our house for his daughter. Well she didn't want a front porch at all
till she saw the house about 3/4 the way done. Then she decided it needed a
front porch of some kind. So they came up with what you saw. The front
walkway was really narrow too. Felt like you didn't have room to walk two
abreast up to the door. All better now. :)

Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by Pogonip on July 13, 2009, 4:53 pm

Sharon Hays wrote:
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I did a bentwood rocker once that had the press-in caning. Then I had a
booth at a fair in New Hampshire next to a booth of caners. It was
fascinating to watch them. They caned all weekend, stopping when a
customer stopped at their booth, so they made good use of their time.
It takes a long time to weave cane! Saving that couch was well worth
the investment. It's a real classic and will probably go on for a few
more generations if someone will look after it.

Front porches are being revived across the country. Our 1927 house has
a small one, but there's room for two of those park bench types, facing
each other leaving plenty of room to get in and out the door. In the
past few years I did have iron railings put on the stairs. It makes me
feel just a little more secure with something to grab hold of going up
and down. We have shade and a wonderful view of the park across the
street. We can also watch the fireworks downtown or at the ball park
from there. We have lots of people walking by, and once a year, we're
one of the stops on an historical walking tour of the neighborhood. So
I got a plaque made to go up above the porch.
http://web1.greatbasin.net/~electronicottage/marker.jpg

Widening your walk was a great idea. Over time, you might expand on the
"paved" area, enlarging the walk and patio area. Around here, we do
that a lot to conserve water, and reduce mowing.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by BEI Design on July 12, 2009, 9:18 pm

Sharon Hays wrote:
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Lovely! The pavers are such a nice touch, I like the
tumbled look of them, almost like old cobblestones. And
your plant choices will be fabulous as they take hold and
grow.

Nice job with the salvaged couch. Your front porch now has
a really classic look to it.

Congratulations!

Beverly

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