Backyard Makeover: Part 1

I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! It felt a little more like Labor Day around here, but I’m so excited about the progress we’re making on the backyard! Beverly was sick this weekend and hopefully got some R & R and her in-law’s lake house. We have several fun projects in the works for Sweet Birdie’s Nest, including birth announcements and moving announcements, as well as some customized birthday party invitations. We hope to have some great pictures from our customers to show you soon!

Ok, so for the part you’ve been waiting for…I’ve been itching to redo our backyard and really make use of its great potential.

Jim and my dad tore down our old deck last weekend, Jim designed a new deck, and we priced and picked out and purchased lumber, which will be delivered on Friday. But in the meantime, my mom and I dreamed up a grand landscaping plan. So while we enjoyed most of the weekend and took several naps, we greeted the Lowe’s delivery truck bright and early Monday morning as Richard {the delivery guy} unloaded 50 bales of pine needles.

We tore into the pallets of pine needles, scattering first in the front yard and then we moved on to the back yard, where we used spray paint and string to mark new beds and expand existing ones. My dad brought over his tiller to turn over some new dirt for us, we tore out a tree/weed thing and cut back another, bagged leaves and just generally worked very, very hard all day. My mom and I purchased some new hydrangea and gardenia bushes, a Japanese maple tree, some flowers and another shrub that we really liked but can’t remember the name of…

before

after

the front yard

The trash guys weren’t thrilled this morning when they pulled up and saw our huge pile of yard waste. But Molly and I were outside playing, so they kept the grumbling to a minimum!