Hardscaping is hard work. One of the very first major projects I undertook at our farmhouse was a paver driveway. Well, driveway isn't entirely accurate. Parking area for two vehicles is more like it. It seemed so straightforward to lay down some bricks in such a small area. "I think I'll be able to get 'er done in a weekend," I told my wife. This was with the benefit of having … [Read more...] about A Flagstone Patio
Hardscaping
A Fieldstone Retaining Wall
Our 1850s farmhouse was built back at a time when using heavy machinery to prepare a homesite wasn't an option. The house is built into the grade with an aggressive slope towards our stream. Field stone walls have been built, some presumably centuries ago, to counter the slope, yielding relatively flat land across much of our property near the main house. We’ve never aspired to … [Read more...] about A Fieldstone Retaining Wall