Our Bark Party

We have a sloped back yard and it was in need of something to hold the soil in place besides the weeds. So, we decided to go to "Boring Bark", pick out bark (aka wood chips) and have our own little bark party before the rain started. They had a colorful display as you entered the shop, and the leaves were just starting to turn - a great fall day to do our project.
After we paid for the 1 1/2 yards of bark, we went to load the trailer on to the Escape. There were only three there, but we took the best one.

Great engineering to hook it up to the vehicle.

There were many different kinds of bark to choose from. Some had dirt in them, some were colored dark, etc. Decisions, decisions, decisions.

So, we decided this kind would work and the man loaded us up. Three scoops made a yard and a half. We hope we only need two loads. Before pictures of the yard. This is the slope that actually goes to the neighbors and just before the wall begins.

A picture of the entire slope. Our work is cut out for us.

The day got better weather wise and the sun came out. Phil did the unloading into the wheel barrow and then took it to the hill.

I then spread it out two - three inches deep so that it will hold the soil in.

Getting in and around the ivy was not easy so I abandoned the rake and just moved it with my hands. Worked much better.

Three loads later, we are done. It looks so nice.

Those are our garden boxes in the background. The tomatoes were still up and trying to ripen. We have since taken them all out and prepared it for winter.

Team work got this job done in an a day. After cleaning up, we went to Old Chicago for dinner and then to Bed, Bath and Beyond for our next project. Blog to follow.