Yesterday it was finally dry enough for me to do some more digging in the garden. The ground was still pretty water logged, but weather was nice, and if I watched where I stepped, I wouldn't sink in. Today was even better. I got the big pile of dirt and rocks out of the front yard, two buckets at a time, and started the hole that will eventually be filled with gravel.
You may ask, "How is that different from the gravel that was already in the front yard?" Well, when we moved here, the gravel was mixed with a lot of dirt and clay, and it formed a low mound in the front and side yards. It was a haven for all the weeds. When I get done, the gravel will be level, and the dirt will all be in the flower beds. So, maybe, the weeds will not be able to grow there.
I am digging down several inches below where the gravel will eventually sit with the hopes of catching some of the run-off rain water from the rest of the yard. It seems to get pretty bad here, as the park had not planned to manage the run-off water. So, when it rains, giant puddles are formed every where there is a low spot.
Our next door neighbors have it worse that we do because their driveway floods, too. If, my idea to catch the rain water in a gravel-filled ditch help to alleviate the puddles in our yard, then I will offer to do the same for our neighbors' as well.
Anyway, I have been digging, and shifting dirt piles, as fast as I can because it is supposed to rain again this weekend, and I want to test my rain trap. I also want to get the work in the front yard out of the way as quick as possible. Since we live in the front of the park, many of the other residents drive past our lot every day. I know that they have been checking on our landscaping progress because some of the neighbors who have stopped to chat with me have mentioned our yard work. I'd like to show that we are actually making improvements, and not perpetually digging in the dirt.
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