Brownstoner Garden: Monday's Progress
The layout of the bluestone was finalized, the retaining wall construction began and some sod was laid yesterday. Previously: Trellis Time [Brownstoner]
The layout of the bluestone was finalized, the retaining wall construction began and some sod was laid yesterday.
Previously: Trellis Time [Brownstoner]
Ed, you’re joking right? Are you familiar with any brownstone brooklyn neighborhood?
I replaced my concrete sidewalk with bluestone seven years ago because it: 1) looks better; 2) lasts longer and 3) melts & shovels snow better. Homeowners are responsible for the sidewalk in front of their property & have the right to choice the material it is paved with.
There are parts of my block in Cobble Hill that are bluestone. Don’t know for certain, but it appears that they keep getting replaced, bit by bit, by concrete when the bluestone cracks/breaks. I imagine it will all be gone soon, as the stone keeps getting cracked by trucks and work crews. I love the way it looks, but I guess it’s just not practical.
the sidewalk of our block is bluestone…
A bluestone sidewalk? I didn’t know they existed.
Bluestone alert!
Took awhile to get to a computer, but as of 9:30 this morning a crew was tearing up a bluestone sidewalk on St. Marks Ave between Bedford and Rogers.
I will post on the forum as well.
re 12:10’s comments:
you’re right. we’re knuckleheads. sorry.
It’ really coming together! On your back fence, if you want to use plants that climb, they will be easier to get going if your trellis runs all the way to the ground. I would ask your contractor to add a strip at the bottom, which won’t show once you have stuff growing.
FYI, the back fence (western exposure) of my garden has a trellis and I have perennial (not annual) sweet peas there…they need some sun but will tolerate a lot of shade and grow really quickly. They come back every year and are impossible to kill–a great newbie garden plant!
He’s already volunteered how much he’s spending, mentioned the French drains numerous times, and had to defend the fact that he does not have enough time to do it all himself and wants his kids to enjoy the garden this summers. Seems like each day someone says: “I did so and so myself/cheaper”, “How much are you spending”, “Did you think about drainage”, “Did you think about the good neighbor policy with the side of the fence you are showing your neighbor”. Read the past several days of posts on this and you’ll have all of your questions answered, again (and again, and again…)