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speak easy

(12,598 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2025, 04:17 PM Jul 2025

The Rose Garden, June 18, 2025.

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The Rose Garden, June 18, 2025. (Original Post) speak easy Jul 2025 OP

it's literally a rock garden now.... cadoman Jul 2025 #1

Pave paradise Lifeafter70 Jul 2025 #2

Looks barren... like djt's soul. nt allegorical oracle Jul 2025 #3

Instead of grass, pavers. Igel Jul 2025 #5

Maybe an evil old man will fall and split his head open. milestogo Jul 2025 #4

cadoman

(1,617 posts)

1. it's literally a rock garden now....

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Fri Jul 4, 2025, 04:19 PM

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Lifeafter70

(1,197 posts)

2. Pave paradise

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Fri Jul 4, 2025, 04:20 PM

Jul 2025

And put up a wrestling ring

allegorical oracle

(6,594 posts)

3. Looks barren... like djt's soul. nt

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Fri Jul 4, 2025, 05:43 PM

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Igel

(37,613 posts)

5. Instead of grass, pavers.

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:41 PM

Jul 2025

The actual roses aren't being touched.

Looks like they spread plastic over the dirt, sand/gravel on top of that, to make a paver base while installing drainage (that's the reason for the ditch, I'd assume).

The complaint was inconvenience: apparently when it rained, water squished up and was annoying. So, pavers. (Which is the reason that I put pavers down from my driveway to the back gate, and extended the raised patio to join the gate.)

I like grass, but I don't know that I care that much about sod that can easily be relaid in 4 years.

milestogo

(23,204 posts)

4. Maybe an evil old man will fall and split his head open.

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Fri Jul 4, 2025, 05:48 PM

Jul 2025

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