taming the beast
it took two young adults 10 hours to clean out just the planter beds in my tiny 0.13 acre lot @ 28/hr. but at least we can now start re-planting with a clean slate. but before moving on to that, had a hard time getting landscapers to accept the job at all. seems that in this valley of semi-literate people opting to battle nature for a living or, failing that, go work for walmart, landscaping - at least in the summer - is a good career in great demand.
work quality is shoddy at best. service fees are arbitrary. but it is hot outside right now and it is strenuous work that i refuse to do myself so i guess i should not be complaining too loudly. except to add that i was substantially taxed by this whole experience.
at the same time, nature is carrying on its own rebellion. weeds are back in the beds already and it hasn't even 2 weeks yet. plus, i haven't even watered the beds lately. if it was only this hard to kill real plants!
next i need help with getting the grass back - which i will do in spring-summer 2007. i can only budget for landscaping this year.
work quality is shoddy at best. service fees are arbitrary. but it is hot outside right now and it is strenuous work that i refuse to do myself so i guess i should not be complaining too loudly. except to add that i was substantially taxed by this whole experience.
at the same time, nature is carrying on its own rebellion. weeds are back in the beds already and it hasn't even 2 weeks yet. plus, i haven't even watered the beds lately. if it was only this hard to kill real plants!
next i need help with getting the grass back - which i will do in spring-summer 2007. i can only budget for landscaping this year.
