Yard Redo

Our yard has looked horrible the whole time we've lived here (since September 2004). Last summer, we decided to do something about it. First we ripped out the old patio and deck/stairs.

We started taking the stones off to see what we could do

Isn't it awful. The stones were all uneven and falling apart.

Then hired someone to pour concrete and another to build new improved stairs.

The Cement truck

The concrete layed out

Moose supervising that they did it right

With an our chairs and firepit.

We LOVE how it turned out and this spring, we knew we were going to do the landscaping. First we ripped out the old flower bed behind the swing set. Then, we had to build up the dirt between the patio and wall.

All the dirt, we had tons left.

Then went to lowes (had no idea what we wanted to do) then a nursery. The "garden expert" helped us put together a look we were happy with and $ 357 later we were on our way.

It became a family affair. The girls helped dig and plant and the boys played in the dirt.

It turned out exactly how we were picturing it!

Afterwards, we ripped out the flower bed on the other side of the yard, built up the dirt, then planted sod. 

before

Then we decided to do the front yrd. Landscaping is not our thing but we loved how the backyard looked so we followed the same plan, using similar plants.