New Decking Around the Pool February 14, 2015

 There are three reasons why I am happy that we are decking over the flowerbeds.  First, they are mostly clay due to hauling in tons of it to stabilized the pool when it was installed.  It's pretty hard to find a plant that likes clay.  The second reason is that I don't want to pay for a sprinkler system around the pool, and it gets really dry in the summer.  And finally,  it's hard to keep it cleaned out.  It's on a very steep slope, and it is hard to stand steadily in order to weed it and maintain it.

 We will buy some clay pots and make several groupings of plants in various places. 

 The green shrubs in the photo above will remain.  I can't face digging them out.  And it will break up the decking, I think it will look nice.

 The area in front of where Lanie is standing in the above photo will also be decked.