The Now and Forever Garden

Many people have asked how they could help with the garden. During the entire project I have been personally funding the garden both financially and physically. On occasion someone will join me spreading dirt, picking up rocks and other little things that need to be done.

We’re coming to the end of the project, only a few things need to be done. Flagstone on the pond, the front entryway, more dirt, water & electricity, irrigation, curbing, granite on the walkways, then Grass and trees.

I can’t wait for the day the trees go in.

If you want to help finish the garden, do what I’ve been doing, show how much your loved ones meant to you by making a donation in their memory.

Your donation allow you to have your loved ones memory placed in the Now and Forever Garden.

For a Donation of $20 a Memory Stone will be placed in the pond. This memory stone will be in the shape of a heart with “In Memory of …” handwritten on the front.

For a $50 donation a larger 6 inch Engraved Stone will be placed in the pond. This engraved stone will be in the polished smooth with “In Memory of …” laser engraved on the front.

If you decided to donate $300, I will personally embed a hot cast 3 by 7 inch Aluminum plaque in the concrete boarder which will encompass the pond and line the pathways. This plaque will display your loved ones name for all to see as they follow the path.

For those who donate $3000 or more I have commissioned 4 unique memorial bench to be made just for the Now and Forever Garden. The standard flimsy bench you see at parks would not do for this garden. We want benches that will be around for forever.

Anyone who desires to rest their legs may sit down with confidence. Confidence that no other bench can offer them. “Come, Sit with me.”

Only the solid hand carved trunk of a ancient pine will do. 6 feet wide and 30 inches thick, your loved ones name will be cut deep into the seat back, topped with 7 layers of marine varnish to seal it for eternity.

Please make all donation checks payable to Hays Hills Baptist Church at 1401 FM 1626, Buda TX 78610.

Click Here to download the Donation Form.

If you have any questions please give me a call at 512-565-4767 or send me an email at sean@rhw.com

-Sean Taylor

Silvermist stone around the pond

So here’s an update. The Pond is nearing completion. The walls are in and the liner has been painted on. I ordered the stone this morning for around the pond. The base for the walkway around the pond is down. The Pump house is almost done, a few little things on the outside and the electrical wiring inside. The irrigation design has come in and should be in the ground in early May.

Things are starting to look good.

-Sean Taylor

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I may be moving at the speed of a turtle but I know the finish is coming soon.

I spend the weekend moving concrete blocks into place to create the wall on the pond. It was a wonderful weekend to be outside and I’m happy to see the progress that was achieved. There’s still a few more blocks that need to be placed and then we’ll move on to finishing the inside to ready the pond for some water.

-Sean

I should of known that I was going to have an issue with the rocks in the garden. Being that I grew up just down the road and you can’t dig 2 inches in the dirt without hitting a rock. Never small rocks either. These rocks are the aftermath of ancient aquatic mountains, broken down to car sized boulders by time and erosion to become a headache for me as I try to sink t-posts for a perimeter fence.

But JackHammers are  fun.

The easiest way to get posts in the ground is by using a jackhammer to punch a t-post sized hole in the Earth. After that, life becomes easy again.

So thank you Charles Brady King, for spending your life inventing tools to make my life easier.

-Sean Taylor

I don’t know what it is but I like the panoramic photos.

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Update:
The Back gate is up and now the back fence is complete. I’m still working on burning the rest of the brush and picking up rocks for the back rock wall.

-Sean

I pick the wettest weekend we’ve had in a year to rent a little backhoe to dig holes for the back gate. It seemed to work out as a great weekend to burn more brush. The Garden is opening up and showing it’s true size and shape.

Here’s a great photo that shows how open it’s become.

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We have one more pile of brush to burn and then we can finish the side fencing and finally start the building process. Starting with the Gardens center piece pond. In this photo it’s almost exactly where the burn pile is located at.

It’s going to be a Merry Chirstmas!

-Sean Taylor

Saturday we had a fire to burn one of our brush pile. I guess it got big enough to worry some people so the Buda Fire Department came by to check it out just in case.

The good thing is the biggest pile of brush is now gone.

Thanks for keeping everyone safe Buda Fire Department!

-Sean Taylor

The process of clearing brush from the Now and Forever Garden is coming to a thankful end. The first real “construction” began today. The old fence is gone and the new back fence has been installed. Another sign has been posted on the backside of the garden near Harden Loop.

Next step is to have all the brush that was cut done hauled off so the real construction can begin.

I’ll be adding photos of the new fence soon.

-Sean Taylor