Backyard Landscaping Project

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Here is a before and after pic of the backyard project that took a couple years to get done. I wanted a putting green in the backyard and the spousal unit wanted a water feature. We came up with this 'compromise', although I got to do the heavy labor..... Putting green in the fall and water feature next summer.

Ended up with a 15 x 24 putting green and about a 35' pondless stream running along the one side of it. To get the warranty on the putting green turf I had someone install it.

After getting prices for the stream and not being very happy with what they proposed, I ended up designing, digging, plumbing and placing every last stinkin' little pebble for the stream. I certainly didn't need any health club membership during that phase. I kinda lost count but, not counting boulder weight, there is around 9 ton of stone there....all moved into place by hand or shovel. The bigger boulders were moved with the neighbors 955 loader.

I know it is a little anti-tractor to have fake grass in my backyard. But please understand maintaining real grass at putting green height would be more lawncare than I want to do! I made sure to make all the curves around the stonework gradual enough that the cub can handle the turns without backing up. It has survived a few winters with no ill effects. The downside is my golf game hasn't improved much at all.