Outdoor Update

As i have told you all I've been working outside alot lately soo i thought i would give an updated view of my yard. Its come along way but still has a long journey ahead.

BEFORE:

Our Front Yard When we bought the house in Dec 2010

My first garden, I expanded the existing flower bed that was in front of the house, I made the flower bed more curvaceous

The yard was all cut up by 2 different sections of fencing, This was attached to the old deck

Second Fence was half down and attached the house, by the pond

Our lovely pond was in need of some fixing up, also the previous owner tried to have the pond circle up around the tree and come back to the pond, but it didn't work. Just divided the back yard

This Part of the backyard fills with raspberry canes and lilacs. Looks like it was a garden at one time, dug up iris's out of there and there is a gorgeous hydrangea bush

AFTER: I do alot of thanks to my sister for coming to help me work on my backyard on her holidays.

I've got some plants coming up and my grass needs cut, but I've had comments on how lovely my flower beds are, which I'm grateful for

I found those 4 red stepping stones buried around the yard soo i reused them in my garden.

This center part of my garden needs to be redone. i didn't add much to this area last year as its the original part of the flower bed and i wanted to see what i was going to get first. but i think its mainly weeds

I just added and extended this end of the flower bed so it looks more proportionate to the rest. I also moved the cedar bush that i put there last year to the back yard.

NO MORE GATES & a tree missing

Built up the flower bed that runs along the house. We are gonna plant our tomatoes here and i have morning glory planted in front of the gate.

Thanks to my Sister MEGAN my pond is looking marvelous. She helped me redo all the rock around the pond

We had a guy come cut some trees down for us and now we are waiting for someone to get the wood.

Ive removed all the rock that was connecting the tree to the pond and redid the rock around the tree. Just need to fill it in with good soil and some hosta's and shade loving plants in there.

I still have a bunch of rocks to move. but they are really big and i need Craig's help.

Craig has built a fire pit last year but some bricks that were left here but sadly we have never used it yet and you can tell i have a burn pile assembled.

Recently ripped out everything along the side fence except a hydrangea bush, my cedar and a white lilac Craig's mom gave us.

And finally I got Craig to cut some more trees down in the backyard to clean it up more and they were obstructing my clothes line.

Also i just painted these 2 planters chartreuse green like my other planters, just need to put something in it. Brought my Fern out and it fried but new growth is starting.

So that's it for today, but I'm sure i will have more to post on the outside and hopefully something soon from the inside of our home.