Are we really finished?

It's official, on June 18 we passed our final inspections!! The city officials signed off our permits and say the job is done. We still have some little things to do but it feels incredible to have passed that milestone. Plus the grass has sprouted and is coming in thick & green! A vast improvement over the weedy dirt we have had all year. The new shrubs & other plants seem to be doing well also. I promise to add some photos this week!

Landscaping progress

We've been working hard on the last phase of our Caton House project: landscaping. I confess that I used Photoshop to put green grass on the lawn for the photo below! We've planted shrubs, ferns, annuals, & perennials. On the south side of the house we've installed a pioneer kitchen garden much like the first owners probably had with herbs, shrubs, and a few ornamentals. The bottom photo above shows our stalwart employee, Devlin, raking the sand in preparation for the brick walkway.

The top two photos are the grass seed mix being sprayed on. We hired JB Instant Lawn who charged us about $500 for 5000 sq ft. They mix the grass seed with timber pulp to help keep it in place and keep it damp for germination.

I'm getting interior photos together and will post them next.