Backyard Garden

This project included the installation of irrigation, sod, decomposed granite, mulch, hog wire cedar fencing with 3 pedestrian gates, 3 redwood raised garden beds, 30 flower and vegetable starts, 2 fruit trees and one jasmine vine.

The homeowners of this landscape dreamed of a clean natural setting that included fruit trees, a flower bed and a place to grow vegetables. Our first step in the project included demolishing what seemed to be a 50 year old concrete slab along with some picket vinyl fencing and the existing overgrown grass. Once we demo’d all the existing materials out we installed the irrigation for the sprinklers and garden beds. After that we began the construction of the garden beds. The garden beds all have drip irrigation with a timer and are back filled with top soil and 4-6” of organic vermicompost based potting soil. Then we constructed the hog wire fencing with cedar posts and a natural cedar oil stain finish. The final steps included planting flowers, vegetables, fruit trees and topping the garden with organic vermicompost.

Irrigation: 4 new horizontal valves, Schedule 40 irrigation pipe with 16 sprinkler emitters, 1/4” drip line irrigation, 1/2” polytube dripline irrigation

Sod: Approx. 900 sf of high fescue sod. This variety is the Best for San Diego as it will stay green year round

Decomposed Granite: Approx. 150 sf of Brimstone stabilized decomposed granite. Stabilizer mixed in at the manufacturer to ensure proper compaction and adhesion.

Mulch: Approx. 115 sq ft. of 1-2” Douglas fir bark. Best mulch option for fruit trees as it keeps the soil protected from light, retains moisture content and takes the longest to break down

Hog Wire Fence: Approx. 30 Ln ft. and 3 pedestrian gates. Cedar wood with oil stain and steal powder coated hog wire

Raised Garden Beds: (2) 3’w x 10’L x 3’H, (1) 2’w x 15’L x 1’H redwood garden beds with 1/2” x 6” carriage bolts. 2 x 6” untreated redwood

1 yellow peach tree and one pineapple guava tree.