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New Project in St. Paul

This is the back yard, it was a mess. We trimmed trees and shrubs, cleaned out the gardens. This was a house that also had junk left in the back yard. So a trip to the dump was included.

The yard is shaping up each day we are there. We started the fall clean-up on Thursday, more pictures later.

Yard in South Minneapolis / Clean Up & Remove 3 Dead Shrubs and 1 Tree

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Can't save this bush, wrap the strap and hook up the winch.

The most efficient way to remove shrubs, bushes and small trees, root and all. plus it's good times to see the power of the winch. This was a 2 day job with 2 disposal trips. Trim shrubs, trim trees and remove 1 tree. Yard needed a good clean-up and shaping.

Flowers before Fall

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New Design / Finished

Up North at the Lake & St. Paul / River Road Project #3

Thursday up at the lake taking the pontoon across the lake for the winter storage. We were on Whitefish Lake.

This was a wild day on the water with 30 - 40 MPH winds creating large swells and a steady rain with 40 degree temperatures.

St. Paul / River Road

The back yard filled in with rock and the grass seed is coming in.

Keeping the ground damp with the sprinkler. The yard is taking shape.

The garden along the driveway with the river rock.

The project is shaping up for the winter and the season changes. With all the new plantings this summer next spring will be great.

The Cabin & St. Paul / River Road Project #2

Up to the lake to take the boats out tomorrow.

The Lake Cabin.


St. Paul / River Road

Haul the rock in the trailer, shovel rock into wheelbarrow, push wheelbarrow to back yard...repeat, repeat, again.

Filling in the garden with the 1-1/2" river rock.

Planted flowers and the Maple tree we planted a while back.

Louises' Design.

It's starting to take shape.

Winching out Some Large Shrubs in the Kenwood Area

Using the Warn winch on the front of the truck to pull these large shrubs out.

We first sawed them in half as they were about 9 feet tall. Then hooked up a heavy duty strap to the base and winched them out. We pulled out 3 shrubs in this yard and then planted new shrubs in their place.

St. Paul / River Road Project

This is a yard that is a long term project. We roto-tilled the back yard early this summer and planted the hedge last fall. We built the stone wall with about 10,000 pounds of flagstone. We are filling the outside, the garden section with black dirt compost mix and the inside is going to be filled in with top soil and seeded with grass seed. Weez is going to do some flower planting on the outside of the wall and then we will fill that in with 1 -1-1/2" river rock.

This is one of the front garden sections that we planted last fall, 2008. It needs to be filled in with 2 yards of top soil and then it will be topped with 1 - 1-1/2" river rock.

One of two loads of Flagstone for the wall in the back yard. Everything, flagstone, dirt and river rock has to be wheelbarrowed into the back yard.

The start of the wall.

We also sub-contracted and had 5 trees removed from the back yard.

Heading toward the house.

Circling the new Maple tree we planted 3 weeks ago.

The stone is 2 -4" thick 8" wide and 8 - 20" long. The wall is 2 layers high.

Plymouth Clean-up