Plants!

There was an amazing amount of progress made today, all around planting. First they dug trenches and laid pipe for the sprinklers, both in the planters and behind the wall. They used a saw to clean up the ends of the scored concrete, so that water will freely flow from the patio into the lawn area, where the drains are. They finalized the last locations for the drains and then moved on to the planting.

I told them where we wanted all the plants that had been delivered, and they dug the appropriate holes in the planters (with the help of jackhammers, picks, and sledgehammers). They also laid topsoil on the planted areas (including the lawn).

All of our plants are in the ground and ready to grow. They're all a little small for their spaces, but they should fill out quickly.

D is really happy with the way everything has turned out so far....I had trouble getting her to come back inside the house. The wall was meant to be useful for seating and it turned out great; she just sat there and admired everything for quite a while.

The sod should arrive tomorrow, and then it'll just be a few clean-up items left. How exciting!

More pictures and details about the process (and the plants) have been uploaded to the photo blog. Check it out.