Preparations

Tree Arrival

Today our first order of trees and groundcover arrived! The plants all look absolutely gorgeous. Everyone showed up around 9:00am or so, and the truck arrived soonafter, and we all got to work on unloading! It didn’t take long to unload everything, and once it was all unloaded and the truck had pulled out, trees …

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Bobcat Work Begins!

I swung by the garden to do some weeding in my plot today, and I was very excited to see the bobcat hard at work! Much of the asphalt and rock had already been pushed aside, revealing classic sandy Florida soil underneath.

Bobcat

We interviewed Fred Crandall of Traction Bobcat, to see if he would be able to aid us in clearing the asphalt in a section of the garden.  Plans discussed and agreed upon. Unfortunately some of the stakes we placed on Saturday will have to be removed. Work starts Wed. 6-10-09.

Gutters

Mary interviewed  someone on gutters, and got a drawing of recommended gutter placement for the church building.  We should hear from him in 2-3 days with an estimate, and from there we’ll begin to build the rainwater system!