Lakeside Landscaping in 2011
at the Lindberg Lake Wildwood Resort

Part 8b -- First Turf and Greens, Page 2 of 2

Work on and off: Monday, June 6 thru Thursday, June 9, 2011

Sean trims turf at dock.

Small green ready for short-blade turf.  Pinkish material is decomposed granite, to give hard, smooth surface.

Large green ready for short-blade turf.

Sean (at right) pulls a section of turf as Nik observes small gap for butt joint to previous section of turf.

The two of them pull the glue machine in place to make the butt joint.
Meanwhile, a huge gas-motored generator sits on our driveway supplying power (via a long, heavy cable) to heat the glue.

A fiberglass/asphalt tape makes the joint.

A bead of glue for the left-hand turf piece

Nik presses the turf onto the glue as Sean continues to pour the left-side glue bead.

Close-up of pressing turf onto the tape and glue bead.

Then lengths of angle iron are used to pull the turf blades away from the butt joint.

The angle iron is tipped into place and holds the turf blades with its weight.

Sean lays down a second glue bead for the other section of turf.

The glued-together sections of turf reach to the green and will be joined to the short-blade golf green turf.

Sean continues to trim the turf into the shape laid out in orange spray paint by Tony.

The joint lines will disappear when sand is poured into the turf and the blades are righted with a power broom (seen later).

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Quick Access Links
Each link is to roughly a day's work.

Part 1 -- Tear Out Juniper and Grass

Part 2 -- Tear Out Juniper and Grass (continued)

Part 3 -- Soil for Planting Areas
Part 4 -- Spread Soil, Miscellaneous Preparations
Part 5 -- Fabric and Gravel Base for Turf
Part 6 -- Near-Lake Detail
Part 7 -- Prepare Greens
Part 8a -- First Turf and Greens, Page 1 of 2
Part 8b -- First Turf and Greens, Page 2 of 2
Part 9 -- Install Greens
Part 10 -- Detail Greens, Start Wall
Part 11 -- Sand the Turf, Stack Cinderblock Walls
Part 12 -- Wall: Cobblestone Face, Used Brick Cap
Part 13 -- Wall Drainage and Backfill
Part 14 -- Complete, Sans Planting
Part 15 -- Drip Line Watering Scheme
Part 16 -- Planting
Part 17 -- Individual Drip Lines
Part 18 -- Disaster and Smiles