My buddy Ted sent me this picture of his garden. He did this for his wife and kept adding things here and there. As you can see, he's unstoppable, just like his reel collection ;D.
excellent work buddy, that garden looks amazing.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g431/pescatore1/untitled%20teds%20garden.png) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/pescatore1/media/untitled%20teds%20garden.png.html)
Sal
That's one way to earn brownie points for fishing gear and trips...
Cool. Dominick
That's some very nice landscaping, you friend has talent.
nice garden! i see the pig, looking for the gnomes!
i see a lot of wasted time that could be spent fishing
hate gardening but like a nice garden
i need a gardener. ;D
Quote from: wallacewt on May 06, 2015, 12:47:58 AM
i see a lot of wasted time that could be spent fishing
hate gardening but like a nice garden
i need a gardener. ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D Dominick
Quote from: wallacewt on May 06, 2015, 12:47:58 AM
i see a lot of wasted time that could be spent fishing
hate gardening but like a nice garden
i need a gardener. ;D
No buddy, I can assure you that's not the case here, Max Doubt gets to do lots of fishing.
A happy wife makes a happy fisherman ;), Ted knows what he's doing. ;D
Fishing seasons are so regulated around my area that I have time to work around the house....and Sal is right, when the wife is happy it's time to go fishing !!
The picture only covers about 1/3 of the length of the back yard and it is done up same way. It helps me get in shape for the summer fishing season. Working with the blocks has been a learning experience. I never set any block walls before and had zero help, except a trusty 1' torpedo level and a old crusty wood 3' level and a good shovel and a little imagination and a lot of patience :D ....and I have no desire to ever attempt such a dumb idea ever again. I have a new found respect for masonry professionals like Sal.
Wow that turned out nice. Looks like alot of hard work to me.
you can not grow anything where i live
anything green is invaded by bugs,snails,whatsies,thingmies,
eat the lot,except weeds.
i have water bore,it kills everything thats not eaten,its piosonous,
fresh water is taxed that high you cant afford to use it, it dont rain.
native plants are short,tough,stumpy,dont flower,
they dont need soil, a lot of them grow in sand.
anybody with a nice garden is rich,the rest go fishin ;D ;D
Nice work Ted! All that hard work payed off for sure.
Ted: I have a question about the picture Sal posted. What's with all the high wood fences? I have a neighbor that put one of those up when he moved here about five years ago. Biggest "AH" I have ever met. I hope that's not the case in your neighborhood.
Pleeze don't show pictures like this again! If my wife see these I,ll never have time to wrap a rod, grease a reel, or cut bait! But it is a lot of work to have someting nice......and a lot of work to keep it up. You did Great!
Ted,
Great job!! Lots of work I am sure!! At my age, I have trouble just keeping up with mowing and weeding. ;)
Reel 224: In CA backyard fences of 5' to 6' are common. A backyard without it would look strange to me! ;) ;D
TomT
beautiful garden!!! :)
Quote from: TomT on May 07, 2015, 03:57:11 AM
Ted,
Great job!! Lots of work I am sure!! At my age, I have trouble just keeping up with mowing and weeding. ;)
Reel 224: In CA backyard fences of 5' to 6' are common. A backyard without it would look strange to me! ;) ;D
TomT
I mean no disrespect to the beautiful work that Ted has done, my wife and i maintain two acres of property and I know how much work is involved in keeping your property looking as nice as Teds, Here fences are not always a nice thing, it all depends on the neighbors intent. This area was once Horse country so post and board fences are most common.
Quote from: Reel 224 on May 07, 2015, 05:08:46 AM
This area was once Horse country so post and board fences are most common.
but Joe it's still New Jersey... ::) Dominick
Reel 224.... These fences were already in when we moved here 10 years ago and there is a alley between those fences, so without the 6' fence we would have zero privacy....and seems there's always a AH neighbor in every neighborhood, mine resides on the other side of property and I'm very thankful for 6' fence on that side.
Quote from: Dominick on May 07, 2015, 05:28:38 PM
Quote from: Reel 224 on May 07, 2015, 05:08:46 AM
This area was once Horse country so post and board fences are most common.
but Joe it's still New Jersey... ::) Dominick
Never used to be like it is now 8) Must be the city folks that have moved here ;D ::)
Quote from: Max Doubt on May 07, 2015, 05:40:30 PM
Reel 224.... These fences were already in when we moved here 10 years ago and there is a alley between those fences, so without the 6' fence we would have zero privacy....and seems there's always a AH neighbor in every neighborhood, mine resides on the other side of property and I'm very thankful for 6' fence on that side.
Yes I know. It's a shame ain't it!! :(
The TRUTH is that Ted gets into enough trouble at home ....imagine if he could get outside the boundary and wreak havoc. ??? ;D
That can happen. My reputation here is. Kepa ya hadnsa offa!!
Quote from: Superhook on May 07, 2015, 08:47:04 PM
The TRUTH is that Ted gets into enough trouble at home ....imagine if he could get outside the boundary and wreak havoc. ??? ;D
You got me figured out Ray. I'm actually shaking the short leash off to go get a line wet, but only for a couple days, then it's back into my back yard prison :D ;D :D
Good luck on the fishing trip Ted
When i see a fish pond in the backyard i'll know you've given up on escaping.
Great landscaping job and you have certainly earned a reward.
Good luck Ted!
Quote from: Max Doubt on May 08, 2015, 04:53:38 AM
Quote from: Superhook on May 07, 2015, 08:47:04 PM
The TRUTH is that Ted gets into enough trouble at home ....imagine if he could get outside the boundary and wreak havoc. ??? ;D
You got me figured out Ray. I'm actually shaking the short leash off to go get a line wet, but only for a couple days, then it's back into my back yard prison :D ;D :D
One of the nicest prisons I have ever seen
And here is a pic with some colors added
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g431/pescatore1/untitled%20teddys.png) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/pescatore1/media/untitled%20teddys.png.html)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g431/pescatore1/teddys%202.png) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/pescatore1/media/teddys%202.png.html)
That looks awesome Ted.
Sal
Yes it does! Now we just have to wait and see what he cooks up for the Tool Shed.
That is definitely photo of the month material. Absolutely beautiful!