tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post7120682585300275011..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Installing a New Water Line In the Gardentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-32139409434516748702009-08-29T22:55:28.326-05:002009-08-29T22:55:28.326-05:00Hi Tina,
I'm leaving my comment here because I...Hi Tina,<br />I'm leaving my comment here because I'm reading in blotanical. Oh, I was thinking I didn't know how to get back and stay on the picks page, but I probably could click on "home". I'll just stay here now that I'm here, though. <br /><br />Well, I had seen this, but wanted to look again to remember it. Seeing those machines made me think about the workCorner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-74069001548884558152009-03-22T02:35:00.000-05:002009-03-22T02:35:00.000-05:00What a big project!They've done a real great job.G...What a big project!They've done a real great job.Good that they took good care of your plants and snaps are quite interesting !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-92040212657208429922009-03-13T07:17:00.000-05:002009-03-13T07:17:00.000-05:00Geez, you're so lucky they didn't destroy your gar...Geez, you're so lucky they didn't destroy your garden! The edge by the road doesn't look too bad;-) I hope your driveway is ok by now and the dirt has stopped 'moving' everywhere...and you have now had some time smooth it over!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20124355713130866702009-03-12T20:12:00.000-05:002009-03-12T20:12:00.000-05:00Pomona, Wasn't that precious? I do hope Monica did...Pomona, Wasn't that precious? I do hope Monica did not mind at all. You know that while red clay has nutrients (somewhere) it is difficult to work with. I did not give these nice gentlemen my blog address, though I may offer it to them later as I know if I were them, I'd appreciate the nice comments too. Thanks for dropping by. I was so thrilled to find the info on Early Sensation on your blog tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-7791030796519785172009-03-12T19:12:00.000-05:002009-03-12T19:12:00.000-05:00I'll join in the praise of the workmen on this job...I'll join in the praise of the workmen on this job...maybe you should let them see your blog, so they can get all the compliments. Living on a country road does indeed come with its own share of communal problems, but it's so worth it. And I <I>did</I> laugh at the "pretty red dirt" comment - because while I live far from you, we have the same clay soil, workable for about a month out of the yearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41516609896827280862009-03-12T18:58:00.000-05:002009-03-12T18:58:00.000-05:00Dan, Hopefully all was installed properly and ther...Dan, Hopefully all was installed properly and there will never be a need to update the utilities in your yard. Yes, shudder the thought! I know firsthand.<BR/><BR/>Sue, I think Larry would be most kind and let you expand your beds. Perhaps you should just take out all the grass? It would truly make maintenance easier. The guys here told me that if any Federal dollars are used to repairs or tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37381090558908481562009-03-12T18:41:00.000-05:002009-03-12T18:41:00.000-05:00Tina,It was amazing how little damage the workers ...Tina,<BR/>It was amazing how little damage the workers and their equipment caused! That really looked like precision work. I'm not good with straight lines, so I think I would've had that trench veering off to the right and/or left. <BR/><BR/>I clicked on your links and enlarged the pics, including several of the ones on the main part of the post. One really sees more when they look at the Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-70623612680305161442009-03-12T18:39:00.000-05:002009-03-12T18:39:00.000-05:00I always dread the thought of diggers coming to my...I always dread the thought of diggers coming to my yard. The sewer cover is on our driveway so 4 houses sewer lines run under our gardens, lawn & drive, that just asking for trouble in an old neighborhood. We also have a big old hydro pole in one of the front gardens. I shudder at the thought!<BR/><BR/>Good to see the work did not disturb your gardens very much, looks like they did a nice Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-10791579107403807082009-03-12T08:35:00.000-05:002009-03-12T08:35:00.000-05:00Thanks you all! The workers are back in 'town' tod...Thanks you all! The workers are back in 'town' today and busy working, hopefully before the rain comes. Yes, very nice guys to work with me. I sure do appreciate it. We for sure need more like them.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-91951807733687573672009-03-12T04:35:00.000-05:002009-03-12T04:35:00.000-05:00Hi Tina, You are very lucky that they did the wor...Hi Tina,<BR/> You are very lucky that they did the work with little damage to your property. Out here in the boonies where I live we are still relying on well water, They are supposed to be putting in water lines some time soon. I hope they are as careful as the workers that worked on your lines. Or better yet they can dig across the street where there are no houses.<BR/>birdladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-13485092331298545972009-03-12T01:21:00.000-05:002009-03-12T01:21:00.000-05:00Lucky you that the people at your place did a fine...Lucky you that the people at your place did a fine job. They dug up here last week and still the roads are a mess. I can hardly take my bike out and by the time I cross the street, I'll be out of breath! Unfortunately I'll have to wait for the transport dept. to be gracious on us :(Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8580233039337152522009-03-11T17:57:00.000-05:002009-03-11T17:57:00.000-05:00Tina, You are so lucky these contractors were so c...Tina, You are so lucky these contractors were so careful. I always cringe when I see any kind of work like this near our house; some similar projects like this have left a big mess that we had to deal with. Of course, you were a considerate homeowner, too, to have removed your plants first so they didn't have to worry about destroying them.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20573768049898405642009-03-11T17:17:00.000-05:002009-03-11T17:17:00.000-05:00Hi Tina, I'm so glad there wasn't any more...Hi Tina, I'm so glad there wasn't any more damage than there was. I think the resident being present had a lot to do with it. If left to their own device it may have turned out different. I sure hope the concrete & asphalt is repaired to residence approval. Have to watch those guys. lol<BR/>I see the little daffy did not get hurt. I hope the other plants do well alsoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33401360586480252862009-03-11T15:40:00.000-05:002009-03-11T15:40:00.000-05:00Hi Tina. I think you got really lucky also with m...Hi Tina. I think you got really lucky also with minor damage. It looks like it could have been very destructive (like you said) had it been a few more feet your way. I wish all workers would be so careful. I lost a lot of plants several years ago when I had to have my house re-stuccoed. Breath deep now that they have completed in front of your lot!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81497553824710227222009-03-11T12:49:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:49:00.000-05:00Hey all, just got done planting 300 daffys. More o...Hey all, just got done planting 300 daffys. More on them later. What a job in the rain. <BR/><BR/>These guys were good, but they really needed to be, the homeowner was watching. I think that is the trick, plus most folks know of my passion uh addiction to gardening:)<BR/><BR/>Beckie, They really did. So appreciated too. <BR/><BR/>Mom, I was SOOOO worried, but it came anyhow. Now it is done and wetinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75591182039057273572009-03-11T12:18:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:18:00.000-05:00Tina, They are being very neat! This may have bee...Tina, They are being very neat! This may have been mentioned...but I see NO rocks! If they dug in my neighborhood...it would be a different dig altogether! Back hoes would be used and I would be out there looking and wanting the giant boulders! My computer crashed so...I am not getting around to visit much...sigh...<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-21024460399778826452009-03-11T11:59:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:59:00.000-05:00When our block's electricity went out last summer ...When our block's electricity went out last summer (on the hottest of days), they sprayed-printed all these multi-colored arrows on my sidewalk. Unsightly, but still there!<BR/>BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34957409899325285032009-03-11T11:34:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:34:00.000-05:00That is nice. They did a good job. At least when t...That is nice. They did a good job. At least when they dug the dirt they didn't pile it up on your side of the property! That would have been terrrible.CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-74506585003915367622009-03-11T11:04:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:04:00.000-05:00I think they're doing a really nice job. A year o...I think they're doing a really nice job. A year or so ago the phone company really tore apart yards here to install cable for high speed. They didn't seem to mind pulling apart planters, hanging coats on trees (that broke branches), etc. <BR/>Looks like those guys know what they are doing.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52577006427273119212009-03-11T10:57:00.000-05:002009-03-11T10:57:00.000-05:00Wow, your soil is so gorgeously red! And your pric...Wow, your soil is so gorgeously red! And your prickly pear is HUGE!!! Mine bloomed for the first time last year, but the pads are maybe as big as my palm. A few years back, our street was widened and repaved, and a fire hydrant very near one of my flower beds was removed. Everything went Ok, though, and it looks like your yucca did fine, too! Hooray that it's over!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-151764151816651272009-03-11T09:42:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:42:00.000-05:00Glad that is done as I know you have been worried ...Glad that is done as I know you have been worried about it happening. They really did a great job.<BR/><BR/>In looking at some catalogs yesterday I see gourd bird houses in Plow & Hearth. They are small, 7" by 9" and are shaped like a pear. They sell for $14.95 each!!!Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28318376903062036672009-03-11T09:35:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:35:00.000-05:00Tina your lucky that your city's workers were pret...Tina your lucky that your city's workers were pretty careful while completing the task. The phone company did this through my back yard and killed several of my Hostas in the process. Afterwards the supervisor told me they didn't have to cut through my flower bed. Too late! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69973368597208509512009-03-11T09:24:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:24:00.000-05:00Tina, that crew of workers look like they did what...Tina, that crew of workers look like they did what ever they could to be the least invasive to people's yards. WOW! I am impressed. A plate of cookies sounds in order. :} So glad it wasn't to bad for you.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-42828465268836346702009-03-11T09:15:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:15:00.000-05:00Hey all, Lovely rainy day today. But hey, we need ...Hey all, Lovely rainy day today. But hey, we need the rain. I have to get out there and plant some daffys. Lots of them. Sigh. Anyhow, thanks for all your kind words. I have tried hard to be patient with the whole situation. An odd one indeed with the water pipe but life goes on. Yes, they are 'supposed' to come back and fix the asphalt. Supposedly the concrete too. We'll see. I am seriously tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52081429156818963202009-03-11T09:12:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:12:00.000-05:00glad to see they did such a good job. its scary w...glad to see they did such a good job. its scary when people have to come in to do work like that. It can be a disaster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.com