Only finishing touches left, but the yard is pretty much done! This weekend we'll take out the table and chairs and have some friends over for drinks. Yay!
I'd love to see how all the plants develop over time...of course now everything looks a bit too sterile and small, but the look will become more organic and natural over time and the plants will fill out. I'm really happy with how the project turned out. Now onto the bathroom debacle! ;-)
Before (Dec 2008):
During (May 2010):
After (July 2010):
Some more "after" pictures...
Future veggie/herb garden:
New fence and arbor on the West side of the house. This is at the site of my previous herb garden that we built with Mom. Notice Tatko's zdravetz at the bottom of the picture. It's pretty sad looking, but I'm confident it'll survive. It had to be transplanted twice, which didn't go so well, but it's looking OK now.
This is the northwest corner. Fortunately, we were able to save the big rhodies. Some of the smaller ones had to go. The young tree in front and to the left of the rhodies is a dwarf Asian pear. I'm planning to plant blueberry bushes behind, along the shorter fence.
The fire pit, which we christened this past weekend...it almost felt like camping in our own backyard :-)
The lovely magnolias in the back....
I'll post some more before-and-after comparisons in the next couple of days.
Now my big challenge is to plant my veggie garden! It turned out a lot bigger than what I expected: it's 14.5 ft x 17.5 ft + the semi-circle at the end. That's a lot of veggies to plant and care for! While I'm starting pretty late, I still have a chance to get something out of this season. We'll see how I do...
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