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Thankless Garden Chores

By Mavis Butterfield on August 14, 2016 · 4 Comments
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pressure washer

Yesterday I worked out in the yard for almost the entire day doing thankless chores. The gunk was building up again at the base of the garden containers so I pressure washed the back patio.

Then spent the next 3 hours pressure washing the driveway {the first time it’s been done since we’ve lived here, I think}.

moss path

Then there was the moss that’s been creeping into the pea gravel walkway to contend with.

stone path

I know we need to lay another yard of gravel along the path to spruce it up a bit, but I think I’ll wait until early spring. We get an enormous amount of leaf litter and cedar needles in that particular area during the fall months and picking it out of the rocks is no fun at all.

backyard garden

But a clean backyard…. it sure does make all those thankless tasks totally worth it in the end.

Have a great sunday everyone,

~Mavis

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Comments

  1. Kat says

    August 14, 2016 at 11:18 am

    Mavis,

    Have you tried a vinegar and salt solution on the pea gravel to kill the moss? Maybe laying some screen or netting over the path during the fall and winter will make it easier to clean up the leaves and needles too.

    Reply
  2. Renay says

    August 20, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    Hi Mavis, what kind of pressure washer do you have?

    Reply
    • Mavis Butterfield says

      August 25, 2016 at 7:21 am

      Karcher G 3000 OH 2.5 GPM 3000 PSI Gas Power Pressure Washer, Honda Engine GC190 Performance Series

      Reply
  3. Cindy says

    August 20, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Looks great!!

    Reply

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