Burying a new drainage pipe and improving the rain barrel – Spring has sprung!
When we last looked at the backyard, my RiverSmart contractor was racing to finish up the paver walk before we got a blast …
A step forward in the backyard, but will the snow stop it cold?
I came home today to find the landscaping contractors wrapping up the first day’s work on the new paver walk, finishing up …
Wrapping up the back fence with a new homemade address plate
With the construction of the fence in the rearview, I had the idea to put our address number on the rear of …
The cute reason we haven’t shown off a finished backyard fence
See, I know you’ve been jonesing to see a finished backyard fence, or read about some new project we’ve tackled, but we’ve …
Two steps down in the back
In the two months since I finished the backyard retaining wall, getting down to the alley and the trash/recycling cans has required …
Burning Thanksgiving calories by building a new garden bed
And we’re back with a bang! Yes, we’ve been away since October, but our sweet baby girl (oh, and life in general) …
A surprising discovery for the backyard raised beds
We’ve been planning on raised beds all along in the backyard running along almost the entire length of the northern fence. This …
Finishing up the backyard retaining wall
After one week, the backyard retaining wall is done. Even as I wrote that just now, I was so dubious that it …
Planning out the rest of the backyard
While the retaining wall is almost finished, we’ve been going back and forth on the master plan for the rest of the …
Turning an overgrown nightmare of a backyard into something better
The amount of work that is needed in the backyard to be able to start our herb and vegetable garden is just …