Lawnapalooza

[BigMcLargehuge]

I used to mow this sumbitch with a fifth hand 18" walk behind.

The house -

South yard -

Southermost corner looking Northeast -

Southwestern corner -

South looking North -

West looking east, northeast -

Northeastern corner (beside garage)

[Call Me Wesley]

1. Really nice!

Thank you for sharing these. Have you ever considered to build a japanese styled pond there? I'd be digging in a heartbeat! ;)

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. if I owned the place I would already have one

and a Japanese style outbuilding to use as a dojang.

But alas, I rent.

[Call Me Wesley]

8. We'll try

to enlarge our Koi pond next year, since it was once big enough for the little Kois we had, but they have outgrown the pond quickly. And, you know, having all these books on Japanese gardens doesn't really help to not dream ...

[LSK]

2. you have to mow all that??!?!?

How long does it take?

[BigMcLargehuge]

3. with a walk behind -

9 hours (two on monday, two on tuesday, one wednesday, one thursday {friday - day off to curse the gods of chlorophyll}, the rest on Saturday or Sunday.

With my rider - two and a half hours. Another hour of weed whacking.

[stellanoir]

5. wow

For how long did you put in all that time???

You musta wanted to pave it or let it go wild at one moment or two.

Glad you're riding in style now.

[BigMcLargehuge]

6. two summers

when the second (third hand) walk behind went to appliance heaven I broke down and got a rider. That was two years ago. so I did the walk behind thing for two years.

I killed the first mower doing the whole yard in one 11 hour marathon on a saturday before I had a big family reuinion here. The heat cracked the block.

I killed the second doing two five hour marathons which heat treated the top part of the engine and shattered it.

[stellanoir]

7. I officially commend you for

your determination, fortitude, and sticktoitiveness regarding lawn care.

Though bewary of "the revenge of the lawn." Those blades of grass can get nastily dicey over night.

[underpants]

9. Free advice

you didn't need to mow the house. That could have saved you a lot of time right there.