Transformation

If you have a dog, you don't have grass.  Growing grass in our backyard has been a battle for 18 years (13 years of Brandy & Topaz, 5 years of Fargo).  The cycle is predictable:  plant grass, water grass, enjoy grass, play with dog on grass, dog pees on grass, grass dies.  Lather, rinse, repeat ....  So I have spent a good part of the summer so far trying to achieve green.  And finally, there is success!!

Yesterday, we started with this:

Which turned into to this ...

then this ...

and finally, this ....

Yup.  It's artificial turf.  It's a product called "Pet-n-Play" designed spedifically for pet yards and play areas.  It's made from recycled and waste polypropolene, requires no watering, no fertilizer, no mowing, etc.  And if you ever want it removed, they come take it out and recycle it back into new turf.  I plan on enjoying this for years without any upkeep other than raking debris off of it in the fall and spring.  Yay.  :-)