My garden has overgrown and need some fine tuning. I’ve hired a designer to whip it back into shape.

Designer: Elegant Solutions LLC

10/17 First project is to fix drainage to keep rain water from going into the garage. I had made a wonky fix and relocated one downspout through a hedge out to the alley. In the new garden plan the hedge will be removed so the downspout has to go. It is being rerouted around garage to tie into line in front of house. A new drain will be install along the front of garage.

10/31 Concrete in front of garage and on south side has been cut and removed. Drainage pipe installed in south garden.

11/8 After concrete at garage was removed, days were spent digging out the dirt, installing forms and rebar to support drain. Concrete truck arrived 11/8 and concrete was poured. Interesting note. My alley is very tight so the driver backed the truck down the alley by remote control. So cool! Concrete had to be moved via wheel barrow at 150 lbs each.

11/14 Concrete step at gate replaced with blue stone. One piece has small pieces of petrified wood in it. PVC pipe installed under step, just in case its needed, plus conduit for future electrics.

Wonky downspout relocated from hedge to proper place on garage wall.

I feel so bad for the John. Supplier told him not to leave cast iron grates in trough after he poured the concrete. As it dried concrete expanded and now none of the grates fit. He has had to grind about 1/8” of each side of grate. Very slow and exhausting process.