30 cubic yards of gravel

We had 30 cubic yards of gravel delivered last Saturday morning:

10 yards of lava rock, for the back yard around the terrace



20 yards of '1-1/4 minus' for the driveway (it came in 2 separate truckloads)

The piles, with the beginning of landscape fabric and cardboard laid down to (try to) prevent weeds from poking through

After the first spreading- Fred moved it around in piles with the Dingo, and Heather roughly spread it out with a rake. Still pretty lumpy.


After a few more hours of spreading with the rake,
it's smoother but still smooshy.

Terrace Site Preparation

We rented a 'Dingo' to make the digging and gravel-moving easier.
Lots of dirt and weeds and debris to move around.

View from the upper deck after Day 1


Drilling with the Dingo

Placing the concrete forms in the holes

View from the shed, after Day 2
(those piles are of lava rock, which will be spread out later)

View from the upper deck

The Terrace - BEFORE

Our first project this season- creating a Terrace in the backyard.
Here's the mess we're starting with:

View from under the upper deck

View from the shed

View from the berm

The layout plan

Finally! Flowers blooming

Flowers finally blooming on the berm in the backyard