Wow! A day and a half and our new septic system is up and running. There were only ten minutes of “no flushing” during the change-over from the old to the new. Then everything was good to go, so to speak. As soon as the county signs off on the electrical part, we can think about restoring our lawn.
We’ll also be thinking about those unsightly green covers – three of them – that seem to be a crucial part of this new era of Septic Landscaping. “Oh, don’t worry,” we were told. Once your lawn comes up, they’ll blend right in. No. They. Won’t.
I was somewhat relived to learn that we can put something on top of those ugly intrusions. Like a big pot of flowers. I’m thinking huge tubs. “As long as they can be moved off when needed,” we were told. “Maybe by a derrick,” I’m thinking.
But we’ll cross that bridge later on. I’m not really sure I want tubs of flowers out there, anyway. It’s not like the placement of the covers was done with an eye to artistic arrangement. It’s one of those form-follows-function things I guess, and we all know the function of a septic system. Right now, randomly placed tubs of flowers in the middle (actually, more like on an edge) of the lawn isn’t my idea of appealing.
We’ll have some time to think about it while we watch the grass grow. I don’t really expect that to go smoothly, either. We’ve had experience growing lawn grass*. It was a smaller area and it finally looks great, but it took several years and more than one application of grass seed to fill in the iffy areas. I’m already working on my Patience Factor. I hope the girls in the coop are doing the same. It’s likely to be a long spring and summer. 
*(Did you know that if you look up ‘growing grass’ these days you have to be specific as to lawn or marijuana?)
Sydney, in our last house we had a septic system. When we landscaped, we covered over those green covers with dirt and grass. Who wanted to look at them? Well….when we moved out of that house we needed to have the system pumped (WA state law when you sell), and lo and behold we had no idea where the lids were. We had to request the county to look at their records to tell us where the covers were. Thank heavens they keep records! I recommend putting a big pot on top and let the flowers grow.
Jane