After the stones got delivered, I took a day off so that I could have 4 days long weekend with Canada Day. Since we’ve ordered too much river stones (2 tons), I had to modify our original plan right on the spot.
If you have read Part 1/5, I had a weeping tile + dry well covered by 3/4″ clear gravel. The change of plan was to extend it become a larger area, so that I could use all 2 tons of river stones. To start with, I used those black landscape fabric to cover the ground. Well this is not the best material since I ran out of the grey color geotextile fabric. Then, I laid the water hose on the ground to draft the shape. The most difficult part was to move the 2 tons river stones from the front yard to the back yard manually without any machines, that took almost 2 days. The big rocks were not too bad, those can be flipped and rolled easily (average 500-600 lb each) except one weights 1000 lb (front yard). As you can see in the photos, Deb was helping to stack up the river stones.
To Do List: (update in next months/years)
- The interlocking stones on the edge is still not level yet, orange color rope was used for reference
- Buy a Japanese style Statue or Ornament
- Plant some small plants/flowers on the river rocks
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