almost a year ago I jumped into a big unplanned project not long after we moved into our home on the lake. this little landscaping project, not unlike most things I get myself into, was a little more involved than I initially realized. not unlike most situations, I’m glad my brain didn’t process a lot of the details ahead of time because that would have prevented me from ever starting in the first place. and not unlike most other projects I saw how lessons in building a beautiful landscape spill over into building a beautiful life.
before adding the bricks to the front flower bed
after-ish of installing + leveling the bricks
the brick paver border was completed in the same summer it was started in 2023 but summer mode + cottage season make it hard for me to blog. so a year later, here’s the next step I did last summer after I got the bricks and layout figure out. I’m also setting the stage to share about the best part, the plant design
PREPPING THE BORDER
once we got the pavers hauled back home Bob scraped off the adhesive from each block and I grabbed a few more materials, rocks and sand, needed to get the leveling dialed in. the most important part of this project was getting the ground level and to the right height.
spending what seems like way to much time on the prep part is worth every second and then some. the prep is what sets the tone for the rest of the project…the more detailed oriented I can be upfront the easier and smoother the rest of the project typically is.
