Your new garden is going to be gorgeous!
It is so worth ‘cultivating’ strong young men into our lives as we age. ;)
We’ve worked the main young man several times before. Started small. Spring cleanup.
The two years ago we had him replace a small retaining wall off of our patio. It was small wood Timbers that had rotted over 20 years. This time we had him put stones there. Our master gardener/landscaper friend and his mentor showed him how to notch them together. He was 19 when he did that job.
Now he’s 21 with 3 years under his belt. He is a young, bright, hardworking entrepreneur kid. Gonna go places and be successful.
PLUS, his new sidekick works all the hard jobs with him, but our friend the master gardener is now mentoring that young man to open his own garden center business. I understand that he will have autumn plants for sale in 2 weekends from now. This hard scape project will be complete, but I still have to get at least some shrubs and perennials planted.
More to come! Their first day of effort looks really great. This is definitely worth paying so that our bodies aren’t destroyed in the process. This would’ve been back breaking work for the two of us, and I wonder if those boys have access to a hot tub tonight to work out the kinks. Maybe a soaking bath or a good hot shower is enough at their age.