First, I need to start by saying we have letters in our grass.
That’s right, our backyard is saying “oh.” And what caused these awesome dirt patches?
(So any parents out there with these gadgets in your yard – please make sure your soon-to-be-dead-spots are saying “oh” rather than “ho.” Nothing is worse than a verbally abusive yard).
Now on to the Brent part…
Last weekend he decided to put sod over the letters. So now our yard looks like this:
So what exactly happened, might you ask? Brent bought the sod that way. That’s right. He bought dead sod.
See the happy sod on the “o” and the top of the “h” – that’s the sod Brent and I bought together. When he realized we didn’t have enough, he went to a different store and noticed the only thing available was the dead sod. So did he find this unacceptable and go to a different garden center (such as the one we went to several hours earlier), nope, he bought the dead sod.
I’m not quite sure what face I made when I saw this gem, but I’m sure it was a special one. He tried telling me that while the sod is dying, it will be fine with water. It’s now been a week, and while the good sod is becoming greener, the dead sod is maintaining the brown look.
I’m pretty sure Brent is about to the point of saying I was right. What can I say – he always keeps me entertained.
this is awesome, lol! Was the (alive) sod easy to place? any tricks? We need to get some to cover the hole where our old tree stump was out front.
ReplyDeleteWe got some awesome product out at HD or Lowes earlier this year...It was a grass seed mixed with fertilizer and peat moss...all we did was rough up the ground, put it down, and water it, and it looks INCREDIBLE just a could of weeks later...
ReplyDeleteSo this is your backyard's Oh-face. :D sorry I couldn't resist!!
ReplyDeletePugs – Brent was the one who did all the sod placement, but it looked easy enough. The biggest part is just the continual watering. (Just don't go to the HD at 95th and Metcalf, because all their sod is dead. But the sod at Family Tree Nursery in Shawnee is still lovely).
ReplyDeleteLeslie – Ha! I can't believe I missed that. :)
Pugs - to answer your question - yes, it was easy. Just make sure your base dirt is compact enough and high enough that the sod will have a continuous surface to it - in other words, you don't want to feel like you're walking on sand or falling in a hole.
ReplyDeleteIn my defense, the "dead" stuff has some green in it. And what Ashley failed to show you is my view of the spelling...when looking at it from the deck, it says "yo". :)