Repurposed Cement

Casey's view through the gate.

A few years ago the city was tearing up the sidewalks near my house. I saw a huge pile of cement chunks waiting to be thrown away, and asked if I could have them. They said Sure!, but then I was stuck trying to figure out how to get them to my house. I called my landscaper and asked him if his workers would like a side job, and he sent them over. For some reason they refused to be paid to place the cement slabs into a walkway. ( I think they thought that I had lost my mind) so I did what I do best, and put together a huge lunch buffet in my back yard with cold drinks an to-go boxes of treats! My grouchy next door neighbor told my dad that he hated it! NO VISION! I hate that!

I stained the concrete, and over time it wore off a little, and it looks great!! The season starts with purple penstamon that I let go to seed and re-sprinkle it every year, and then the white diasies come next. I love my walkway, what a better way to save cement from the landfill! (My parents did the same thing in their back yard and it looks great!)