I forgot to mention the putting green is not real grass! Low maintenance and drought friendly!

If you want to see all the steps they did for the putting green you can follow the link to pinterest below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Steps in the Putting Green Installation

awesome! so glad you're happy with it and shared the reveal

Looks good. Which came first ... the design of the paving ... or the putting green?

The putting green was always in the back of our minds. We got bids on that first, but because of the heavy equipment of the concrete dudes, their designs came next, and they were hired first. We didn't want them trashing our new green with all their heavy equipment.

Both the concrete contractor and the concrete restoration contractor met with us together to make sure everybody was on the same page prior to starting the job. The putting green dude was not needed at that meeting.

The restoration dude wanted the new concrete to be brush finished because his stain would stick better. He showed us several finishes, and we chose random stone shapes taped off, with about 5 different stain colors and a light sprinkle of glitter coat (our granite rocks here always glitter in the sun).

Concrete has to cure one month, so we had to wait for it to cure prior to starting the stain process.

Once the hard-scape was all done, the putting green was re-measured, price finalized, and work began. If you looked at my Pinterest link, you saw that "creeping elegance" set in, and we extended the green to the edges of the yard AFTER the green was done.

Surrounding the putting green and at one end are semi-dwarf blood orange citrus trees (two varieties), and a few roses. In time, they will be larger and more noticeable. They all have real mulch close to them, and for aesthetics, rubber mulch that is a nice dark brown color.

Hope that answers your questions.

Suzi

Thanks for the background info. It was interesting.

Good luck to you Zoe, and I'm crossing my fingers for a great outcome! Our putting green and patio are still amazing a year later! My best advice is get the sub contractors together so they are on the same page.