So a little more work on the front yard over the last couple of days, with one side of the front fence line garden bed done with sleepers then levelled and smoothed all the way across, just by shovel as I was keen to get it done.
Next weekend I will finish up the other end as I needed to think about it and how to do where the front fence line garden bed, the side fence garden bed and the walkway sleepers all intersect. The front garden bed is lower than the walkway and the side garden bed is higher than both, so I need to put 3 C channels in the one hole, as the corner is not at 90 degrees either, just to complicate things even further.
As for the Ryobi battery operated post hole digger or dirt auger, it has been worth its weight in gold, I dug two holes by hand just because of their positioning, then did three with the auger in less time of one of the others. I still sweat and it’s heavy but it’s still better than digging.
Getting closer to the end of this project but as with the changes I have had to make so far, I shouldn’t count my chickens before the hatch. We have also decided we need to reposition the water meter and the front tap, as it’s now on an angle compared to the new garden bed, hopefully the eldest boy will do it if not his mate, as I just need it turned so it’s more asymmetrical to the changes I have made.