So, I went online, found John of New Leaf, and made an appointment. He came over and we looked over the yard and discussed what we wanted! He quoted a price, and a couple of days later I called him and said, okay! Get started!
This is just after the initial tear down! They had to clear all the old shrubbery. We tore down that old, ugly, crumbling wall!
This is what it looked like after that old wall was completely torn down!
This is what it looked like after that old wall was completely torn down!
We had decided to dig out the old grass and have sod installed. I'm glad we did, because the grass wouldn't have survived the construction.
We'd decided to have a patio installed so we could get some table and chairs to sit outside.
When we first bought our house, we both thought this back corner would make a good place for a waterfall at some point! After 11 years, "some point" finallly arrived!
This is the view I saw when I came home from work to find the building part of the job completed!
John laid out the plants so we could see them before they were planted.
I first saw the bleeding heart plant up north at Filoli. I love this little pink heart-shaped flowers!
It was a little late for daffodils, but I did get some tulips!
We've got Star Jasmine along this wall and Honeysuckle along the other wall. We've also got some Spanish Lavendar!
The honeysuckle plants are blooming already and are very happy where they are! We are fortunate to have a nice sunny yard most of the day!
I just love our new garden! No more "backyard"! But a lovely garden to roam in! We're gong to get a swinging chair and patio table this summer! It is going to be so lovely! It already is! I love just going out and looking at it all! The violas and daisies are doing very well already! I think they all love their new home!
We installed some spotlights! This is a night shot, came out pretty good I thought! I love looking out the office window to see the garden at night! It is truly beautiful!
