The Dreaded Ditch

A ditch full of weeds and water doesn't do much for the curb appeal of one's house, not to mention the amount of work involved in constantly trying to get rid of those weeds......so, I came up with a plan for the dreaded ditch.

I found free rainbow rock on kijiji (my new addiction, which is an online classified ad service). The people who were giving it away had used a LOT in their landscaping and needed to get rid of it to make changes to their yard. Dad, Cody and Alicia met me at that house with dad's truck, trailer, and shovels, and we dug out the rainbow rock. We left it on a pile on a tarp on the driveway until we had time to do something with it.
Each time I've made a trip to mom & dad's in the last couple of months, I've brought back an 'Xterra load' of field stone as well. Dad is pleased that the mound of rocks in their back garden is disappearing slowly, and I have some free materials to work with in the yard - win-win situation!

Finally, on Wednesday, we had some time! Cody & Alicia were free and came over to help me beautify the dreaded ditch. I cut down then sprayed all the weeds that were in the ditch, and we lined it with landscaping fabric, We overlapped the landscaping fabric quite a bit - EXTRA weed prevention. It didn't take us all that long - probably one quarter of the time it would've taken me to do it by myself......plus, it was a lot more fun and a lot more filled with laughs to do it together! Thanks Cody & Alicia - Mur & I owe you one!!!

Here's a slideshow of the ditch transformation.