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July 12, 2006
Mowing Time Reduced Considerably
I was getting really tired of spending 15 minutes cutting the patch of lawn that was still present in the front yard. So Benia and I decided it was time to execute the second phase of our lawn smothering. We followed the same approach as before, using newspaper and mulch to cover the grass after I gave it one last buzz cut with the lawnmower.
One thing to note is that the front yard does not have a fence separating us from the neighbors. We decided to create a no-grow zone about 18" wide on both borders. Instead of newspaper we put down corrugated boxes, with the hope that the weeds will have a harder time getting through. We will attempt to keep the area clear so that the neighbor's lawn does not spread into our yard.
We included a flagstone path in the front yard as well. It is a lot of work to move all that rock, but we like the way it looks. I just wish we had more room so we could make it wider. But that is a story for another day.
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