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Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:18 PM
This is the real Dazydog- she will be the tour guide

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:25 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPGThis is the embankment in front of my house- it drops off up to 5 feet and extends the entire front of the property- it's 120 feet long and nothing but flowers- Dazydog has enoughfresh flowers off the bank alone to make 1 fresh cut flower arrangement for the dinner table each week.:flowers:

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:35 PM
This is the real Dozerdog- what a pain in the ass this guy is.....

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:41 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG - Check out the nice flower boxes....:flow:...AND THE WAY TOO COOL SATELITE DISH bringing me up to 15 games of the best NFL action the Sunday ticket can bring me!
:rocker:

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:45 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG Here is the cool flagpole I got on my birthday after 9/11- a Bills flag will go up when training camp starts until the season is over.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:51 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG HEY! Go hijack someone else's thread! Here's the flagpole garden that was put in this year- and the Dozer statue saluting the flag. Notice the red/white/blue flower theme......:salute:

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 09:56 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG Here is a 25 foot long wildflower garden put in 3 years ago on the side of our lot. We live on a corner lot, so we have 125 feet of frontage, and 175 feet down the side that are bordering the street.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:00 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG - Same garden,....but check out the rockin' 2001 Monte Carlo!Outfitted with a killer stereo, TV, GPS computerized navigation, Onstar with built in phone, and a DVD player when on long trips! And the greatest thing is, is it's FREE! A company car- No car payment, no insurance payment, I don't pay for gas or maintenance- I even expense washer fluid!

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:12 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG :shakeno:- everything except the speeding tickets.....:chief:


Moving on to the back yard, here is my herb garden. I just yanked out a ton of stuff so it's a bit empty. In there is spearmint, peppermint, lemon balm, oregano, French "freedom" Thyme, tarrigon, summer savoy, chives, lavender, and some apple mint. I use some of the herbs to make home made salad dressing. Others are dried in the dehydrator for home made herbal teas and potpurri.

You can't tell from the photo, but there is a lovely path that goes through it made of the really large chunks of cedar/ pine bark mulch.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:24 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG -= don't you worry about filling that herb garden- I got this guy to sell me some really cool seeds- only $25

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:26 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG *Artist's rendition of finished garden*

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:34 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG *Slaps palm on forehead* UUUgghhh....You will never learn.....:doh:


Moving on, here is the main veggie garden. we have 9 planting boxes that :dozer: built 12 X 3 and 8 inches high. In the aisles we put down newspaper to supress weeds and placed straw on top of it. :dozer: then buried our old fenceposts from the stockade fence we replaced 2 summers ago. they are 4"x4 "and make a great frame around the garden.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:43 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG In the garden are a variety of peppers (Chili, Jalapeno, green bell ), cherry and regular tomatoes, scallions, broccoli, a couple varieties of peas, and a variety of beans (green, yellow, and purple)

Also in there is a rhubarb plant, spinach, and a couple varieties of lettuce. Enough to provide 4-5 salads for dinner each week. The mounds you might see are zuccini, summer squash, and cucumbers.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:50 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG Notice way in the back the really cool workstation I built Dazydog- it has 2 workbenches (legs sawed off to accomodate verticle challenged gardner) arranged in an L shape, has a tool closet for shovels and supplies, and the red barn shed. It comes in handy when we slaughter our own beef and pigs...when we catch them in the backyard. Nothing like fresh steaks cut up with a circular saw...:hungry:

The hard part is luring the bastards into the backyard.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 10:58 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG Don't encourage him people...

Here's a shot of the split rail fence put in to keep the beasts out. We have a vine called clematis with very nice purple flowers on it .


Waaaay in the back is the dog kennel, with roof and 2 dog houses in it, and the stone patio :dozer: put in years ago.

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:06 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPG Here's something we are trying- hot dog shrubs. The key is planting a cocktail weenie with a mustard seed.......

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:12 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG Here's a nice shot of the lattice gate - there are two that :dozer: built at each end. Unfortunatly, The dumb dog can leap over the gate and clear it by 2 feet. That's why you might notice the ugly white snowfencing at the top that can come down and deter the mutts.

He used to climb out of the yard, with a 6 foot fence around it!The new fence doesn't have a flat cap on it, it has the sharper pointed top to it now...keeps the puppy in....:D

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:16 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dozer.JPGHEY! IS THAT A HAM SANDWICH IN YOR HAND!!!!!!

GIMMIE THAT!!!!!!!

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:21 PM
Technical difficulties

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:26 PM
http://www.billszone.com/dozer/dazy.JPG And you wonder why your cholesterol is so high...human arms are RED MEAT! Eating a vegetarian doesn't count!.....:supper:

Last shot of the garden

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:28 PM
<marquee>BUUURPPP!</marquee>

Dozerdog
07-19-2003, 11:31 PM
Thanks for stopping by!

Brian H
07-19-2003, 11:48 PM
lmao Man you need to co host the show with me sometime man! Great Thread!

The_Philster
07-20-2003, 04:42 AM
Nice pics, Dozer. :up: And I loved the way you ran the thread. :lmao:

shelby
07-20-2003, 06:58 AM
:rofl:
Nice work assmunch....i see you work hard around the house. And :hail: to Gnat for her nice garden!

honey
07-20-2003, 07:46 AM
Awesome, Dozer! :up:

mybills
07-20-2003, 08:09 AM
:rofl: Nice gardens, the clematis are huge! :up: I'm jealous! :D

marshall
07-20-2003, 08:18 AM
LOL that was really funny. Nice add of technical difficulties hehe. Anyway the artist's rendition was really funny.

Valerie
07-20-2003, 09:13 AM
That was GREAT, Dozer!!!! I loved the way you had Dazy and Dozer as tour guides. You did an awesome job with this thread!:clap:

Your backyard is HUGE! And your house looks beautiful! I can't believe all those gardens in your backyard. They must be hard to keep up. I love fresh veggies. Enjoy!!!!:hungry:

Earthquake Enyart
07-20-2003, 12:47 PM
She does all that gardening, AND you make her rake the leaves?

:eek:

Dozerdog
07-20-2003, 01:01 PM
Hey nobody MAKES her do anything... raking is done purely out of the frustration of nobody else doing it...:D

TypicalBill
07-20-2003, 04:04 PM
nice touch with the technical difficulties thing :chuckle:


your garden looks great!! you must've put a lot of hard work into it.

Michael82
01-25-2004, 08:25 PM
That was pretty cool! Great tour, Dozer and Dazy! :snicker:


:up:

imbondz
05-01-2004, 03:01 PM
:rofl: @ Dozer

Gunzlingr
05-01-2004, 04:09 PM
:lol:

zolman
08-02-2004, 08:24 AM
Great pics. Great property. Great penmanship. Great house. :cool: