Yearly Archives: 2009

Cedar Shredded Mulch

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Brian Hill — No Comments ↓

Today I did a mulch job using Cedar Shredded Mulch. I usually use a hardwood mulch, but this is what the customer had before. To find out this is actually excellent for steep grades, where washout is common. It has…

Tagged with: belton, blue springs, brown, cedar mulch, frozen, grade, grandview, hardwood, kansas city, landscape, lees summit, matted hair, missouri, peculiar, poodle, raymore, shredded, steep hill
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Chicken Coop

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Brian Hill — No Comments ↓

Believe it or not, this was our chicken coop. Years ago, some friends of ours was getting into the chicken business, so we thought that we would join them. For several weekends we went around to the couple of other…

Tagged with: antique, chick, chicken coop, deck, eggs, general store, junk, masonite, pitch, realtor, roll roofing, roof, roost, rooster, run, saloon, siding
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Remove Unwanted Walls

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Brian Hill — No Comments ↓

Some half walls was removed here (I wish I had a before picture. I always forget to take a picture). The header above already went from wall to wall, so there was no structural work done here. In houses they…

Tagged with: electrical outlet, half wall, hardwood floor, header, heat register, kitchen bar, knocked out, removed, spindles, stain, theme, trim, vents
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Botanical Gardens

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Brian Hill — No Comments ↓

I am fighting a cold and it is freezing here in Missouri, so I was just in the mood for spring. So here are some random photos that I took from the Arboretum and botanical gardens in Overland Park, Kansas…

Tagged with: Arboretum, bird, blue, botanical gardens, butterfly, cardinal, garden, kansas, missouri, ornamental pepper black pearl, overland park, photo, purple hyacinth bean vine, yellow
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Exciting Entry

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Brian Hill — No Comments ↓

I used the existing edging and design that was already there. It was full of mostly perennials and ground covers.Under the window on the right are some magic berry hollies. In the middle is a maiden fountain grass with wild…

Tagged with: bush, decorative, fountain grass, hydrangea, lilac, lilies, magic berry hollies, plants, sea green juniper, sedge, sidewalk, stepping stones, tree, variegated dogwood, wild flowers, witch hazel
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