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when we bought the house the yard was dead, 3 months later the city came in and tore up the front yard putting in our new irrigation lines from the canal water. im changing the lay out of the yard by making the driveway larger and making some "lines" on the property to section things off. my first chore is the front yard its rough...heres some pics of how it is currently. i will update when i get the landscaping done and the water on it.

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briansol

defnitely needs some scape it's just land. haha

doing anything besides grass? (bushes, plants, etc)

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well there is 5 little bushes being left, the tree, and 1 rose bush...i will border them with stone of some sort. i want to keep it basic for now, the back yard is where i will try to do a bit more. right now i just want grass for the ole lady and step boy to play in.

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*** update ***

heres a little update, i got the pump hooked up and water on the yard for the first time in like...2 years i think. i want to get the dirt moist so i can seed it, then after the yard takes i can unhook and relocate the pump closer to the house.

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briansol

i just noticed you said canal. you guys don't have wells? you take water from a canal????

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i dont have a well, most people i know around me do not either. we have city water, which is too expensive to water the yard with...and just this year got canal water ran to the house. the city tore the shit out of my yard to install it but it was worth it for the water rights. when we move out to the country in the next few years i will have a well dug and what not, but with this house im trying to upgrade w/o dumping too much into it. we may sell the house eventually, but i want to keep it as a rental untilthe right price comes my way.

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*** update ***
so after a few days of water the lawn is a muddy mess, its got some settling to do and ive got a few more things to set up before i plant. as soon as the seed takes ill post more pics on the "final' set up of the front yard. }=)

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good god...the people who "landscaped" this place before us make me mad. i have spent the last 2 days pulling foot after foot of the black under liner from the old flower beds....its deep guys. but, its only a minor set back for now. peace.

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*** update ***
did some bordering between the neighbors house and my yard as well as layed out a nice border for our drive way. im using railroad ties because i had a lot of them here after redesigning the previous owners layout.

the yard is sprouting grass and its looking a ton better...ill have pics as soon as my digi cam batteries recharge.

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seeing as how i have shit tons of railroad ties i put them to use...driveway and lawn bordering. heres the driveway section.

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