removing landscaping rocks to prepare a site for a future greenhouse (greenhouse post #1)

there will be a greenhouse in my future! it will go here!
where the rocks and weeds are doing nothing but wasting space and pissing me off because the rocks end up everywhere


progress with removing the rocks and laying the pavers


rocks are all gone on one side of the L-shaped area

(sorry its sun/shade hard to see, but its mostly just dirt)

46 pavers, and 5 bags of sand


pavers! i used the plywood piece to help level the sand before laying the pavers


molly came to help


too cute to send away


let me just SHOVE that sand out of the way. the nice, leveled sand...


then she lays on the sand


see why i need sand on top of the dirt? all those stupid little roots, and rocks


the next day i got a few more blocks laid, and guess who came back to help!


or at least supervise. oh hey look! a stick!




as far as i've gotten with the pavers this last week. i'm currently stuck with the stump of the metal stand from the old rusted grill that is long gone.


the grill was old and rusted and fell over last year. the gas company came out and shut off the line. but the base was set FIRMLY into concrete below the frost line. not wanting to dig that up, my dad came up and we pounded it into submission with a big sledge hammer. it was not easy.
before


after