Just in case you are missing all of the posts about our garden renovation project (I’m not!), or if you missed seeing part of the process unfold, here is a list of all the posts from the past 6+ months about our renovation.

Demolition, from last fall.

Day 1, Dirt Work (Feb. 28th)

Days 2 & 3, Layout & Drainage (Mar. 9th)

Days 4 & 5, Drainage & Shade Structure Layout (Mar. 14th)

Days 6 & 7, Shade Structure Construction (Mar. 19th)

Days 8-11, Shade Structure Construction (Mar. 23rd)

Days 12-16, Shade Structure & Demo Table (Mar. 30th)

Days 17-19, More Drainage & Paver Prep (Apr. 5th)

Days 19-20, Gravel & Laying Pavers (Apr. 9th)

Days 21-24, Laying Brick & Pavers (Apr. 17th)

Day 25, First Raised Beds (Apr. 18th)

Days 26-28, More Raised Beds and FINAL Drainage (Apr. 26th)

Days 28-30, FINAL Pavers and Raised Beds (May 2nd)

Raised Bed Soil Mix (May 7th)

Garden Renovation: Almost the End – Soil Mix (May 9th)

Installing the Drip Irrigation (May 15th)

There you have it! Not counting the demolition, that covers 2 1/2 months of garden renovation. Actual days where work was being done looks to total up to about 34 or so. Yikes!

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