I hope everyone had a great long weekend. I sure did. I was oddly productive and I am kind of proud of myself for it. Traditionally, a long weekend means escaping from the city and connecting with the outdoors, but lately, I seem to be happy at home with no plans. My way of connecting with nature this weekend was being in my yard.
I can’t believe it has been two years since I wrote about our yard. For a refresher, you can find it HERE. Man, time flies! This first phase took so much time, effort and man power that we were so pleased once it was finished. At least, this part of the project.
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| 2013 Yard Reveal |
Last summer was crazy, as we got married and so did many others we know. It was a summer of being away, enjoying family, friends and socializing, which means little work was done on Phase 2. This year, we promised ourselves that we would get the yard to where we want it to be and hopefully just maintain it from here on in.
So, what’s on the bill for this year? Here is where we are at currently…
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| Our furniture layout for now… |
It looks crowded right now, and we know it. There is a lot going on with the space as we are in the middle of a transition. In the top photo, you can see that we built a raised veggie garden. We were lucky enough to have this last year but learned our lesson that less is more when planning out how many plants to put in each box. We overcrowded the garden which meant less fruit. This year, we have kept it simple and focused on only lettuce, kale, tomatoes, zucchini and peppers.
Beyond the garden is the shed. This is a big project. Essentially we are building a small house. Nick has been working on it since last fall and now is focused to finish it up within the next few weeks. Inside the shed, we finally have space to house our garden tools, bikes and seasonal furniture for the winter. We are finishing it with the same siding as the house and will put some planter boxes under the windows.
As a wedding gift, we purchased this wonderful sectional from Pier One. Although it seems to be blocking the yard off, it’s actually not it in it’s planned position. As you can see, we have two BBQs that are taking up much of the patio real estate, but not to worry, I have a plan for this. If you see the ladder behind the right BBQ, that’s where a deck is going to be built. It will be tucked away to the side of the house so we can move the BBQs and put the back of the sectional against the trees, thus opening up the space to the dining table. I am really anxious for this project to be complete so I can then buy some additional chairs to go with our set.
And finally, we plan to build a long cedar step under the patio door. The cement one that is only there for function and I, well, hate it. The new step will provide an additional seating space and overall, look nicer than what we have now.
Phew. Lots of work ahead, right? After this weekend of enjoying the weather and having friends over, it’s still a great space, although not completely finished yet. We also tended to the garden this weekend. We added annuals and are excited to watch it fill in.
