Our New Backyard

We are so excited to have a series or outdoor projects complete. A broken walkway and a very ugly bed in our backyard are now transformed.

This was an overgrown mess that now looks almost art like simply by thinning out the base, creating a canopy and planting some things underneath.
This back bed was weedy and lacked any sort of design. We curved out the bed, added cobblestones, many plants, a stepping stone path and voila! it's lovely.

We took out a chunk of lawn for this bed to anchor the patio. The bare spot is a hopeful vegetable bed for next year. We have a fairly shady yard though so I'm not sure if we'll be successful.

And our new walkway - which was a lot of effort in the making. Who knew there were so many options but we are quite pleased with the result and it should last for as long as we are in the house. My favorite is the large granite stone across the front - it's solid and won't budge unlike the bricks that used to continually fall off. I'll replant the beds along the walkway come spring, though I just put in 110 bulbs!