I did this whole yard all by myself two years ago..It took me about 4 months in scorching heat, well I didn't start out in the heat but it sure got hot fast while I was working on it..I moved over 22 tons of gravel with just a wheelbarrow and a shovel..I would have finished sooner but a ton of people I didn't even know would stop and chat every day almost all day long, I didn't want to be rude so I let them pass their time AND mine. LOL