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  1. So I went rogue.

    With an electric chain saw.

    I spent Saturday & Sunday attacking two evergreens, and to a lesser extent a few hardwoods at the back of the property.

    This is an area behind a 24 unit apartment building that I kinda liked a lot but which maintenance cared nothing for, used as a place to pile branches and stuff and had unnecessarily weed-whacked in late spring.

    I wound up taking most of the branches off of the two evergreens to let light in and give them nice shape and definition (they used to drape almost to the ground and the trunks were probably 20° less vertical). Since I didn't want evergreen stuff in the compost, I wound up filling the bottom third of the dumpster with compressed branches.

    Treated the area under the evergreens with gypsum and put down a 1/2" layer of good aged compost, spreading thinner compost through the back.

    Moved the compost pile into/onto a couple grow bins that had been abandoned back there years ago after cleaning them out.

    Seeded the whole area with Outsider Pride Mini Clover - a low growing clover with white flowers.

    Spending the days since watering and just sitting out back listening to #npr and watching stuff sprout.

    Finally yesterday, one of the maintenance guys showed up. Said he'll let everyone know not to dump branches and stuff, and to leave the back alone and not worry about it -- to not mess with the back area unless necessary.

    And he's buying me more clover seed.

    I now have free reign to garden and landscape the back of the property. Maintenance Mike says it was never nice before, never had been landscaped intentionally... the building was built in 1976.

    I was seriously expecting stern angry letters from the property management company for what I'd done.

    But it went over beautifully and I now have a little park and lawn area to obsess over and permission to do whatever planting and landscaping I want.

    #grarden #landscaping #trees #guerrillagardening #madisonwi #nomow

  2. So I went rogue.

    With an electric chain saw.

    I spent Saturday & Sunday attacking two evergreens, and to a lesser extent a few hardwoods at the back of the property.

    This is an area behind a 24 unit apartment building that I kinda liked a lot but which maintenance cared nothing for, used as a place to pile branches and stuff and had unnecessarily weed-whacked in late spring.

    I wound up taking most of the branches off of the two evergreens to let light in and give them nice shape and definition (they used to drape almost to the ground and the trunks were probably 20° less vertical). Since I didn't want evergreen stuff in the compost, I wound up filling the bottom third of the dumpster with compressed branches.

    Treated the area under the evergreens with gypsum and put down a 1/2" layer of good aged compost, spreading thinner compost through the back.

    Moved the compost pile into/onto a couple grow bins that had been abandoned back there years ago after cleaning them out.

    Seeded the whole area with Outsider Pride Mini Clover - a low growing clover with white flowers.

    Spending the days since watering and just sitting out back listening to #npr and watching stuff sprout.

    Finally yesterday, one of the maintenance guys showed up. Said he'll let everyone know not to dump branches and stuff, and to leave the back alone and not worry about it -- to not mess with the back area unless necessary.

    And he's buying me more clover seed.

    I now have free reign to garden and landscape the back of the property. Maintenance Mike says it was never nice before, never had been landscaped intentionally... the building was built in 1976.

    I was seriously expecting stern angry letters from the property management company for what I'd done.

    But it went over beautifully and I now have a little park and lawn area to obsess over and permission to do whatever planting and landscaping I want.

    #grarden #landscaping #trees #guerrillagardening #madisonwi #nomow

  3. So I went rogue.

    With an electric chain saw.

    I spent Saturday & Sunday attacking two evergreens, and to a lesser extent a few hardwoods at the back of the property.

    This is an area behind a 24 unit apartment building that I kinda liked a lot but which maintenance cared nothing for, used as a place to pile branches and stuff and had unnecessarily weed-whacked in late spring.

    I wound up taking most of the branches off of the two evergreens to let light in and give them nice shape and definition (they used to drape almost to the ground and the trunks were probably 20° less vertical). Since I didn't want evergreen stuff in the compost, I wound up filling the bottom third of the dumpster with compressed branches.

    Treated the area under the evergreens with gypsum and put down a 1/2" layer of good aged compost, spreading thinner compost through the back.

    Moved the compost pile into/onto a couple grow bins that had been abandoned back there years ago after cleaning them out.

    Seeded the whole area with Outsider Pride Mini Clover - a low growing clover with white flowers.

    Spending the days since watering and just sitting out back listening to #npr and watching stuff sprout.

    Finally yesterday, one of the maintenance guys showed up. Said he'll let everyone know not to dump branches and stuff, and to leave the back alone and not worry about it -- to not mess with the back area unless necessary.

    And he's buying me more clover seed.

    I now have free reign to garden and landscape the back of the property. Maintenance Mike says it was never nice before, never had been landscaped intentionally... the building was built in 1976.

    I was seriously expecting stern angry letters from the property management company for what I'd done.

    But it went over beautifully and I now have a little park and lawn area to obsess over and permission to do whatever planting and landscaping I want.

    #grarden #landscaping #trees #guerrillagardening #madisonwi #nomow

  4. So I went rogue.

    With an electric chain saw.

    I spent Saturday & Sunday attacking two evergreens, and to a lesser extent a few hardwoods at the back of the property.

    This is an area behind a 24 unit apartment building that I kinda liked a lot but which maintenance cared nothing for, used as a place to pile branches and stuff and had unnecessarily weed-whacked in late spring.

    I wound up taking most of the branches off of the two evergreens to let light in and give them nice shape and definition (they used to drape almost to the ground and the trunks were probably 20° less vertical). Since I didn't want evergreen stuff in the compost, I wound up filling the bottom third of the dumpster with compressed branches.

    Treated the area under the evergreens with gypsum and put down a 1/2" layer of good aged compost, spreading thinner compost through the back.

    Moved the compost pile into/onto a couple grow bins that had been abandoned back there years ago after cleaning them out.

    Seeded the whole area with Outsider Pride Mini Clover - a low growing clover with white flowers.

    Spending the days since watering and just sitting out back listening to #npr and watching stuff sprout.

    Finally yesterday, one of the maintenance guys showed up. Said he'll let everyone know not to dump branches and stuff, and to leave the back alone and not worry about it -- to not mess with the back area unless necessary.

    And he's buying me more clover seed.

    I now have free reign to garden and landscape the back of the property. Maintenance Mike says it was never nice before, never had been landscaped intentionally... the building was built in 1976.

    I was seriously expecting stern angry letters from the property management company for what I'd done.

    But it went over beautifully and I now have a little park and lawn area to obsess over and permission to do whatever planting and landscaping I want.

    #grarden #landscaping #trees #guerrillagardening #madisonwi #nomow

  5. 4/ First batch of wildflowers in the wildflower meadow. #PaulsYard is converting to a #NoMow

    You can't tell what is growing in it, but the potatoes we planted in the laundry baskets are growing beautifully. #PaulsGarden #Gardening

  6. 4/ First batch of wildflowers in the wildflower meadow. #PaulsYard is converting to a #NoMow

    You can't tell what is growing in it, but the potatoes we planted in the laundry baskets are growing beautifully. #PaulsGarden #Gardening

  7. 4/ First batch of wildflowers in the wildflower meadow. #PaulsYard is converting to a #NoMow

    You can't tell what is growing in it, but the potatoes we planted in the laundry baskets are growing beautifully. #PaulsGarden #Gardening

  8. 4/ First batch of wildflowers in the wildflower meadow. #PaulsYard is converting to a #NoMow

    You can't tell what is growing in it, but the potatoes we planted in the laundry baskets are growing beautifully. #PaulsGarden #Gardening

  9. 4/ First batch of wildflowers in the wildflower meadow. #PaulsYard is converting to a #NoMow

    You can't tell what is growing in it, but the potatoes we planted in the laundry baskets are growing beautifully. #PaulsGarden #Gardening

  10. She's enjoying the long grass. It seems wrong to cut it!

    That plus it's way too hot for all that rot.

    #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #NoMow

  11. 2/ If you have been following #PaulsYard #PaulsGarden, here is a before from March 15 and a drone air view around the end of May 2026. More life in the space has occurred since then.

    Roses are growing, peaches are on the peach tree, the wildflower meadow is growing in and has its first flowers ... The lazy river pond is dug and outline to the "river" is made. #Gardening #Environment #NoMow

    Not only is it going to be easy for us to maintain our yard despite our health issues, even I will be able to participate, it is going to be good for the environment.

    Last photo is from today...

    We have done a lot with the yard with a $500 budget, stuff donated, bargain bins and the Habitat for Humanity Restore shop

  12. 2/ If you have been following #PaulsYard #PaulsGarden, here is a before from March 15 and a drone air view around the end of May 2026. More life in the space has occurred since then.

    Roses are growing, peaches are on the peach tree, the wildflower meadow is growing in and has its first flowers ... The lazy river pond is dug and outline to the "river" is made. #Gardening #Environment #NoMow

    Not only is it going to be easy for us to maintain our yard despite our health issues, even I will be able to participate, it is going to be good for the environment.

    Last photo is from today...

    We have done a lot with the yard with a $500 budget, stuff donated, bargain bins and the Habitat for Humanity Restore shop

  13. 2/ If you have been following #PaulsYard #PaulsGarden, here is a before from March 15 and a drone air view around the end of May 2026. More life in the space has occurred since then.

    Roses are growing, peaches are on the peach tree, the wildflower meadow is growing in and has its first flowers ... The lazy river pond is dug and outline to the "river" is made. #Gardening #Environment #NoMow

    Not only is it going to be easy for us to maintain our yard despite our health issues, even I will be able to participate, it is going to be good for the environment.

    Last photo is from today...

    We have done a lot with the yard with a $500 budget, stuff donated, bargain bins and the Habitat for Humanity Restore shop

  14. 2/ If you have been following #PaulsYard #PaulsGarden, here is a before from March 15 and a drone air view around the end of May 2026. More life in the space has occurred since then.

    Roses are growing, peaches are on the peach tree, the wildflower meadow is growing in and has its first flowers ... The lazy river pond is dug and outline to the "river" is made. #Gardening #Environment #NoMow

    Not only is it going to be easy for us to maintain our yard despite our health issues, even I will be able to participate, it is going to be good for the environment.

    Last photo is from today...

    We have done a lot with the yard with a $500 budget, stuff donated, bargain bins and the Habitat for Humanity Restore shop

  15. 2/ If you have been following #PaulsYard #PaulsGarden, here is a before from March 15 and a drone air view around the end of May 2026. More life in the space has occurred since then.

    Roses are growing, peaches are on the peach tree, the wildflower meadow is growing in and has its first flowers ... The lazy river pond is dug and outline to the "river" is made. #Gardening #Environment #NoMow

    Not only is it going to be easy for us to maintain our yard despite our health issues, even I will be able to participate, it is going to be good for the environment.

    Last photo is from today...

    We have done a lot with the yard with a $500 budget, stuff donated, bargain bins and the Habitat for Humanity Restore shop

  16. Some neighborhood teens were walking by yesterday and asked if Penny had anything for them to do and she threw them a few bucks to dig out the little water feature that I posted we wanted to do after we found the small pond liner at Habitat For Humanity ReStore for $4.00. I think the mouth on one side needs to be bigger but mostly it is 4 feet deep!. It did collect draining water overnight. Eventually, it will get lined, river rocks from the Ohio River edging, some "pond plants", etc and it will help water the non-edible raised flower beds. Oh, #wildflowers meadow in the center is growing!
    #PaulsYard #gardening #NoMow
    oldfriends.live/@paul/11668962

  17. Some neighborhood teens were walking by yesterday and asked if Penny had anything for them to do and she threw them a few bucks to dig out the little water feature that I posted we wanted to do after we found the small pond liner at Habitat For Humanity ReStore for $4.00. I think the mouth on one side needs to be bigger but mostly it is 4 feet deep!. It did collect draining water overnight. Eventually, it will get lined, river rocks from the Ohio River edging, some "pond plants", etc and it will help water the non-edible raised flower beds. Oh, #wildflowers meadow in the center is growing!
    #PaulsYard #gardening #NoMow
    oldfriends.live/@paul/11668962

  18. Some neighborhood teens were walking by yesterday and asked if Penny had anything for them to do and she threw them a few bucks to dig out the little water feature that I posted we wanted to do after we found the small pond liner at Habitat For Humanity ReStore for $4.00. I think the mouth on one side needs to be bigger but mostly it is 4 feet deep!. It did collect draining water overnight. Eventually, it will get lined, river rocks from the Ohio River edging, some "pond plants", etc and it will help water the non-edible raised flower beds. Oh, #wildflowers meadow in the center is growing!
    #PaulsYard #gardening #NoMow
    oldfriends.live/@paul/11668962

  19. Some neighborhood teens were walking by yesterday and asked if Penny had anything for them to do and she threw them a few bucks to dig out the little water feature that I posted we wanted to do after we found the small pond liner at Habitat For Humanity ReStore for $4.00. I think the mouth on one side needs to be bigger but mostly it is 4 feet deep!. It did collect draining water overnight. Eventually, it will get lined, river rocks from the Ohio River edging, some "pond plants", etc and it will help water the non-edible raised flower beds. Oh, #wildflowers meadow in the center is growing!
    #PaulsYard #gardening #NoMow
    oldfriends.live/@paul/11668962

  20. Some neighborhood teens were walking by yesterday and asked if Penny had anything for them to do and she threw them a few bucks to dig out the little water feature that I posted we wanted to do after we found the small pond liner at Habitat For Humanity ReStore for $4.00. I think the mouth on one side needs to be bigger but mostly it is 4 feet deep!. It did collect draining water overnight. Eventually, it will get lined, river rocks from the Ohio River edging, some "pond plants", etc and it will help water the non-edible raised flower beds. Oh, #wildflowers meadow in the center is growing!
    #PaulsYard #gardening #NoMow
    oldfriends.live/@paul/11668962

  21. Our intent for #PaulsYard #Wildflower #NoMow #garden space was to put a little water feature-like "pond" with a solar fountain in that odd box area at the end where the raised beds start, to also use as a retention pond to water the raised beds with a rock "river" leading to it because the area slopes a small bit and we don't want a ditch to erode on its own. (see red markings)

    Retail prices, solar fountain pump not included, for the "pond" was around $150. Habitat For Humanity Restore had the one we needed, in the size we needed, new, that was donated for the high price of only $4. FOUR DOLLARS! Woo-Hoo. That was going to be on the wish list for like Christmas or birthday. #gardening

  22. Our intent for #PaulsYard #Wildflower #NoMow #garden space was to put a little water feature-like "pond" with a solar fountain in that odd box area at the end where the raised beds start, to also use as a retention pond to water the raised beds with a rock "river" leading to it because the area slopes a small bit and we don't want a ditch to erode on its own. (see red markings)

    Retail prices, solar fountain pump not included, for the "pond" was around $150. Habitat For Humanity Restore had the one we needed, in the size we needed, new, that was donated for the high price of only $4. FOUR DOLLARS! Woo-Hoo. That was going to be on the wish list for like Christmas or birthday. #gardening

  23. Our intent for #PaulsYard #Wildflower #NoMow #garden space was to put a little water feature-like "pond" with a solar fountain in that odd box area at the end where the raised beds start, to also use as a retention pond to water the raised beds with a rock "river" leading to it because the area slopes a small bit and we don't want a ditch to erode on its own. (see red markings)

    Retail prices, solar fountain pump not included, for the "pond" was around $150. Habitat For Humanity Restore had the one we needed, in the size we needed, new, that was donated for the high price of only $4. FOUR DOLLARS! Woo-Hoo. That was going to be on the wish list for like Christmas or birthday. #gardening

  24. Our intent for #PaulsYard #Wildflower #NoMow #garden space was to put a little water feature-like "pond" with a solar fountain in that odd box area at the end where the raised beds start, to also use as a retention pond to water the raised beds with a rock "river" leading to it because the area slopes a small bit and we don't want a ditch to erode on its own. (see red markings)

    Retail prices, solar fountain pump not included, for the "pond" was around $150. Habitat For Humanity Restore had the one we needed, in the size we needed, new, that was donated for the high price of only $4. FOUR DOLLARS! Woo-Hoo. That was going to be on the wish list for like Christmas or birthday. #gardening

  25. Our intent for #PaulsYard #Wildflower #NoMow #garden space was to put a little water feature-like "pond" with a solar fountain in that odd box area at the end where the raised beds start, to also use as a retention pond to water the raised beds with a rock "river" leading to it because the area slopes a small bit and we don't want a ditch to erode on its own. (see red markings)

    Retail prices, solar fountain pump not included, for the "pond" was around $150. Habitat For Humanity Restore had the one we needed, in the size we needed, new, that was donated for the high price of only $4. FOUR DOLLARS! Woo-Hoo. That was going to be on the wish list for like Christmas or birthday. #gardening

  26. 1/ Still in the final stages, but #PaulsYard #NoMow lawn is coming together.

    A random guy, in a nice car, if it matters, stopped the other day and said it is looking good. The conversation started with, "You must really hate mowing." LOL #Gardening

    12 raised #Garden beds on the right

  27. 1/ Still in the final stages, but #PaulsYard #NoMow lawn is coming together.

    A random guy, in a nice car, if it matters, stopped the other day and said it is looking good. The conversation started with, "You must really hate mowing." LOL #Gardening

    12 raised #Garden beds on the right

  28. 1/ Still in the final stages, but #PaulsYard #NoMow lawn is coming together.

    A random guy, in a nice car, if it matters, stopped the other day and said it is looking good. The conversation started with, "You must really hate mowing." LOL #Gardening

    12 raised #Garden beds on the right

  29. 1/ Still in the final stages, but #PaulsYard #NoMow lawn is coming together.

    A random guy, in a nice car, if it matters, stopped the other day and said it is looking good. The conversation started with, "You must really hate mowing." LOL #Gardening

    12 raised #Garden beds on the right

  30. 1/ Still in the final stages, but #PaulsYard #NoMow lawn is coming together.

    A random guy, in a nice car, if it matters, stopped the other day and said it is looking good. The conversation started with, "You must really hate mowing." LOL #Gardening

    12 raised #Garden beds on the right

  31. 4/FYI, if you are wondering what #PaulsYard started out as, here is the previous vs work-in-progress towards our #noMow #Wildflower and raised bed #garden yard. #Gardening .

    Will be glad when we tackle the roof and the front siding, tbh. That is this fall in earnest.

  32. 4/FYI, if you are wondering what #PaulsYard started out as, here is the previous vs work-in-progress towards our #noMow #Wildflower and raised bed #garden yard. #Gardening .

    Will be glad when we tackle the roof and the front siding, tbh. That is this fall in earnest.

  33. 4/FYI, if you are wondering what #PaulsYard started out as, here is the previous vs work-in-progress towards our #noMow #Wildflower and raised bed #garden yard. #Gardening .

    Will be glad when we tackle the roof and the front siding, tbh. That is this fall in earnest.

  34. 4/FYI, if you are wondering what #PaulsYard started out as, here is the previous vs work-in-progress towards our #noMow #Wildflower and raised bed #garden yard. #Gardening .

    Will be glad when we tackle the roof and the front siding, tbh. That is this fall in earnest.

  35. 4/FYI, if you are wondering what #PaulsYard started out as, here is the previous vs work-in-progress towards our #noMow #Wildflower and raised bed #garden yard. #Gardening .

    Will be glad when we tackle the roof and the front siding, tbh. That is this fall in earnest.

  36. 2/ #PaulsYard #noMow #Wildflower #Garden photo in daytime. Will be starting the side raised fruit and vegetable garden soon. #Gardening

    Legend:

    1> needs spacing move.
    2> Wheelchair deck and ramp is getting moved to this door.
    3> only lawn, push mow battery mower for visiting doggies, clippings, etc. Will be seeded naturally.
    4> Wildflower meadow
    5> AC will be removed since we have low voltage HVAC now, recycled matching siding
    6> Going to paint siding sandstone with hunter green for posts, doors, etc to match new room

  37. 2/ #PaulsYard #noMow #Wildflower #Garden photo in daytime. Will be starting the side raised fruit and vegetable garden soon. #Gardening

    Legend:

    1> needs spacing move.
    2> Wheelchair deck and ramp is getting moved to this door.
    3> only lawn, push mow battery mower for visiting doggies, clippings, etc. Will be seeded naturally.
    4> Wildflower meadow
    5> AC will be removed since we have low voltage HVAC now, recycled matching siding
    6> Going to paint siding sandstone with hunter green for posts, doors, etc to match new room

  38. 2/ #PaulsYard #noMow #Wildflower #Garden photo in daytime. Will be starting the side raised fruit and vegetable garden soon. #Gardening

    Legend:

    1> needs spacing move.
    2> Wheelchair deck and ramp is getting moved to this door.
    3> only lawn, push mow battery mower for visiting doggies, clippings, etc. Will be seeded naturally.
    4> Wildflower meadow
    5> AC will be removed since we have low voltage HVAC now, recycled matching siding
    6> Going to paint siding sandstone with hunter green for posts, doors, etc to match new room

  39. 2/ #PaulsYard #noMow #Wildflower #Garden photo in daytime. Will be starting the side raised fruit and vegetable garden soon. #Gardening

    Legend:

    1> needs spacing move.
    2> Wheelchair deck and ramp is getting moved to this door.
    3> only lawn, push mow battery mower for visiting doggies, clippings, etc. Will be seeded naturally.
    4> Wildflower meadow
    5> AC will be removed since we have low voltage HVAC now, recycled matching siding
    6> Going to paint siding sandstone with hunter green for posts, doors, etc to match new room

  40. 2/ #PaulsYard #noMow #Wildflower #Garden photo in daytime. Will be starting the side raised fruit and vegetable garden soon. #Gardening

    Legend:

    1> needs spacing move.
    2> Wheelchair deck and ramp is getting moved to this door.
    3> only lawn, push mow battery mower for visiting doggies, clippings, etc. Will be seeded naturally.
    4> Wildflower meadow
    5> AC will be removed since we have low voltage HVAC now, recycled matching siding
    6> Going to paint siding sandstone with hunter green for posts, doors, etc to match new room

  41. If you are following #PaulsYard, here is the view of the front yard #NoMow #WildFlower meadow from today's work from the security camera. The front yard edging and mulch beds, that surround the meadow, is now 90% done. We call that the horseshoe.

    Tomorrow, The side yard raised bed garden work begins.

    The front yard when completed will have one patch of grass next to the driveway that is 6 ft wide and around 20 ft long just for any visiting dogs to have a grassy place to potty. #Gardening

    I'll have Penny take extra pictures tomorrow in the daylight

  42. If you are following #PaulsYard, here is the view of the front yard #NoMow #WildFlower meadow from today's work from the security camera. The front yard edging and mulch beds, that surround the meadow, is now 90% done. We call that the horseshoe.

    Tomorrow, The side yard raised bed garden work begins.

    The front yard when completed will have one patch of grass next to the driveway that is 6 ft wide and around 20 ft long just for any visiting dogs to have a grassy place to potty. #Gardening

    I'll have Penny take extra pictures tomorrow in the daylight

  43. If you are following #PaulsYard, here is the view of the front yard #NoMow #WildFlower meadow from today's work from the security camera. The front yard edging and mulch beds, that surround the meadow, is now 90% done. We call that the horseshoe.

    Tomorrow, The side yard raised bed garden work begins.

    The front yard when completed will have one patch of grass next to the driveway that is 6 ft wide and around 20 ft long just for any visiting dogs to have a grassy place to potty. #Gardening

    I'll have Penny take extra pictures tomorrow in the daylight

  44. If you are following #PaulsYard, here is the view of the front yard #NoMow #WildFlower meadow from today's work from the security camera. The front yard edging and mulch beds, that surround the meadow, is now 90% done. We call that the horseshoe.

    Tomorrow, The side yard raised bed garden work begins.

    The front yard when completed will have one patch of grass next to the driveway that is 6 ft wide and around 20 ft long just for any visiting dogs to have a grassy place to potty. #Gardening

    I'll have Penny take extra pictures tomorrow in the daylight

  45. If you are following #PaulsYard, here is the view of the front yard #NoMow #WildFlower meadow from today's work from the security camera. The front yard edging and mulch beds, that surround the meadow, is now 90% done. We call that the horseshoe.

    Tomorrow, The side yard raised bed garden work begins.

    The front yard when completed will have one patch of grass next to the driveway that is 6 ft wide and around 20 ft long just for any visiting dogs to have a grassy place to potty. #Gardening

    I'll have Penny take extra pictures tomorrow in the daylight

  46. If you are following #PaulsYard, so far so good. Lots of work left but we have some help plus we still have the garden club that is going to do a weekend soon, helping with the raised beds, etc.

    If you are wondering about the center dirt, it is seeded with 3-season bloom wildflowers. #NoMow

    The old through-the-wall AC on the porch will be getting yanked out soon and when we did #PaulsRoof, we reclaimed enough siding to patch it.

    We have a good helper. He only wanted $8 per hour but we couldn't pay that morally and pay him $15 an hour, or depending on the job, we do it flat rate for the job so he can work around the heat and sun, etc, with just a deadline, like two or three days. #Gardening