So I’ve been thinking of getting rid of the grass on my front yard, replace the entire area with either gravel or stones/bricks. Finally got some research work done this weekend. Made a couple trips yesterday and today to Home Depot, Rona, Canadian Tire (sucks, nothing’s there), and some other gardening supply stores. Looks like only Home Depot carries the stones that I need, so I’ll probably get all the necessary supplies there, other than the hardware like shovels and stuff since I can probably get some used ones.

Took some pictures and copied some info and prices, guess I’ll use the blogs as a data storage:

Rona

Gardening store on Alexander St.

I’ll have to first dig up all the grass and soil, for about 10 inches deep. Then, pave a layer of some loose drainage rocks, lay them flat somehow with a 2×4, put a layer of landscape fabric on top to prevent the growth of weeds, and then pour a layer of sand, and top it up with the stones/bricks. Also I’ll have to install metal (or maybe plastic) edgings so that the stones/bricks won’t come loose and go out of shape in time. Looks like a lot of work here! I’ll see how much I can do and will update the blog as it progresses.

Photos taken at the Home Depot:

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• Garden paving cont’
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