Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening July 2015, 0 by greenthumb99

greenthumb99 wrote:
Loudoun County requires septic tanks to be pumped every so many years and sent us a notice that it was time. The contractor had to locate the tank and dig down about four feet to accomplish the task. Afterward they installed an access tube so that exscavation would not be requires in the future, but the whole process left an unsightly mess in a very prominent part of the yard. I shortened the tube, back-filled the excavation, and placed a large decorative stone directly over the access tube to clearly mark its location.

After grading the work site we installed an iron butterfly pot holder nearby and planted some Hellebores, Dicentras, Astilbes, and a few other items. Now the site looks better and will improve as the plantings are added to and mature. Future shady bog can be seen in the background behind the chairs.