Landscaping

[MOJOE]

Thanks MOJOE, it's forever a work in progress......

makomatt your welcome,,, i had to look again,, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh 3 s up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ><))):>
GREAT COLOR!!!!!!!!!!

 

[wader]

that's excellent work - you should be proud

 

[JackPrintMD]

Looks great, I better get my lawnmower out and ready for the landscaping I will need to do soon.

 

[Chevy1]

Beautiful ???

 

[MakoMatt]

So like most of youz guys we like to BBQ, and entertain. We have a nice Weber SS grill, but it just doesn't cut it. I much prefer charcoal so to that end I put in with my own two hands, the "BBQ section" of the patio. When we did the patio I had to get a contractor in as it required heavy equipment to put the bolders in place, backfill etc. We used as much of the property as possible without going too crazy. There was rock ledge at one end of the patio that came up and that where the contracted part of the patio ended. That's where I built the 1 step up to the BBQ section.

In the photo below you can see the stepped up BBQ section. Weber on the left, built in charcoal grill on the right.

 

[MakoMatt]

The grill is covered in the photo I'll look for some uncovered photos. You can cook up a storm on it.

Here is a link to where I got the grill from. L-1500/S Series Charcoal Grill
The company is called PilotRock and they make the kind of grills you find at State Parks, etc. It is heavy duty steel, bolted to the ground, you can't take the grills off, etc. I did alter mine so that I could take 1/2 the grill top off to make it easier to load with charcoal.

The grill I selected had a steel flange on the bottom. I drilled 4 holes into the rock ledge, epoxied in 4 - 5/8" SS threaded rods, leveled with non-shrink grout, and bolted down tight. The surrounding stonework is not needed to hold it in place just finishes it off and provides a little additional counter type space.

The cover for the grill I had made by a company called Coversall. They make custom covers for anything you want esp. any type of outdoor furniture or whatever. Much better quality than anything you can find at Frontgate and pricing is very reasonable. Here is a link to Coversall. Custom Covers I Have purchased 3 different covers from the and very happy with all. Each piece I upgraded to the heavy duty fabric for a few dollars more.

 

[cany]

I see a Pink Flamingo.....................Love the BBQ section Matt

 

[MakoMatt]

Here are a couple of

photos of the grill prior to building the decorative base. You can see the flange bolted to the rock ledge.

 

[MakoMatt]

My Weber grill is probably 10+ years old but if you saw it you would think it's a month old. Looks new. That's because all the heavy duty BBQ-ing is done on the charcoal. The gas Weber duty is for things like heating up bread, baked potatoes, and maybe used as an oven for a second turkey or something like that around the holidays.

 

[MakoMatt]

The charcoal grill is great, and you can cook up plenty of food.

Here are 2 large whole filet mignons, and about 2 dozen chicken cutlets ready to go.

 

[MakoMatt]

Need more than that? Here's 2 large whole filet mignons, 4 italian parsley & cheese sausage rings, and 4 whole cut up chickens.

 

[MakoMatt]

And what's a BBQ without firing up the Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville blender.........

 

[Chevy1]

Just finished transplanting about 200 Daffodils, in front of the massive Rhododendron.Now going to extend the flowerbed. You can see the shovel makes in the grass. Then going to transplant a ton of Hosta in front of the daffodils. I also transplanted 3 wild grown junipers and a couple Azaleas. Running out of steam. Going to be asleep early tonight

 

[MakoMatt]

Looks good Chevy, do you mow the lawn yourself?

 

[Chevy1]

Looks good Chevy, do you mow the lawn yourself?

Oh yea

 

[BennyV]

And what's a BBQ without firing up the Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville blender.........

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When’s the First Annual NY Angler BBQ?

 

[Roccus7]

Need more than that? Here's 2 large whole filet mignons, 4 italian parsley & cheese sausage rings, and 4 whole cut up chickens. View attachment 3754

You had me at the chickens, but when you add the cheese and parsley sausage, I'm totally smitten. Very beautiful outdoor Eden you've got there Matt, conrats!! I especially like the "Tori Gate" motif.

 

[Chevy1]

It stopped raining so I went out to plant 4 blueberry bushes , first shovel and I hit a old tree root cut it out with my hatchet , it was 9 ft long 4” caliper ?
Next hole it downpours ? waiting to try again

 

[cany]

I gotta kill the moss in my front yard

 

[wader]

they make pellets for that