Another weekend project of ours was cleaning up the area around the AC units. Before we had pine straw around the units but found that the straw and dust getting in the units caused them to be inefficient. So we decided to replace the straw with rocks. First we lined the area with landscape fabric. Next we used metal edging around the units to contain the rocks. Much neater and hopefully the units will last longer.
The area around the garbage can was next on the list. Pine straw was here as well but became a muddy mess every time it rained. So out with the straw and in with concrete pavers. The garbage can is much easier to roll out now and without all the mess.