An old dilapidated garden box at the bottom of the stairs.
Three planters and another old garden box in the middle of the yard.
Viola!
I replaced the boxes and containers with retaining wall pavers that I scored a really great deal on from someone who purchased them and then decided not to use them. I even had enough to build a new bed in the corner of the sidewalk! I relocated the canoe from the side of the house to the front. Nothing was planted yet, just some chives leftover in the canoe (oh, and my kitchen herbs at the bottom of the stairs if you look close). Now everything is bursting with plants - corn, pumpkins, squash and strawberries.
Next came a big new BBQ.
But where to put it?
TaDa!
I picked up FREE flagstone from yet another person that didn't want it in their yard! A little sweat and a couple days later I had a beautiful new patio area for my "outdoor kitchen".
Another Project?!
This time it's the fence. Our existing fence is over 25 years old and barely standing. So we finally bit the bullet and started replacing it. This time around though, we are expanding our fence to the property lines. This will give us a larger enclosed backyard.
I thought we would never get those holes dug!
Hardened clay and rocks do not make for easy digging.
We took the easy way out and purchased pre-made fence panels. This forced us to terrace the fence line but I am sure it has saved us a ton of construction time.
At the time of this posting we are about to close off this side of the yard (putting the last panel right where this photo was taken from). I have started preparing the other side of the house for the next stage. The longest stretch of fencing (all the way across the back yard) will be the biggest and longest part of this project.
More pictures as we progress!
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