Another Great Workout!

 40  five gallon buckets  (avg wt. 12 lbs) of dirt carried up 15 vertical feet to the top of the future green roof.   You do the math.








 Besides being aesthetically pleasing, a green roof can provide numerous environmental, technical and owner benefits,
including saving energy, preventing stormwater runoff, providing wildlife habitat, and creating beautiful spaces and just being kinda cool.




Soon after the tornado that hit our area in may of 2008 I salvaged a good number of large barn beams, 6X6 and larger.  This year I decided to use them before I loose them.  


This was the result.  I've still got to trim out the four vertical posts and install the two ornate iron panels that we got from our friend Steelbelly.  







Here are some shots of the project and a closing shot of the upper garden.  In the background is the hoop house.  Sue has is planted and everything is coming up just great!