We have been in Our Concrete Home for almost seven years and we are still working on our vision. Jean-Jacques Rousseau sums up how I have felt: “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” We have waited years to figure out and finish our final retaining wall and stairs between our house and garage. It is one of the largest projects Brent has tackled at the house. But the result is OH SO SWEET!!! I can’t wait to see the walls and stairs rust up, soil perfectly amended, and beds filled with beautiful plants. It will be gorgeous! The following pictures span approximately three months: This gives you a fairly good idea of what was originally there. Before starting the stairs and retaining wall, we had to put up more boards on the house. We still had exposed foam from the ICF blocks. We need to paint the boards, a project for spring or sooner. Brent built another raised bed along the side of the house. I have been composting directly into that soil and the worms ...
