Backyard Finale!

I've posted a couple of times about having some work done to update our backyard.  

Strange time of year to be doing this, but maybe we'll get in a

couple of hot cocoas and smores' around the fire pit before winter?!

This is what one corner of the yard used to look like.  

Same corner view, just a little further back.  Note trampoline on left side.

 And this is looking the other direction.  The yard is long and narrow.

 Work begins!  

Some of our goals were to set the trampoline back behind the side of the 

house, so it wouldn't be such and eye sore, add a water feature in the corner,

remove grass and replace with more usable patio space, and update 

the old pavers with stamped concrete (see old pavers above).

The water feature is coming together.

And, WA LA!  

(think I had just pulled some leaves out of the water 

leaving a drippy mess on the patio for the photo)

 

I'm really enjoying the waterfall noise.  I can hear it from the kitchen window.

 

We found out that it IS a good time of year to buy patio furniture....40% off :)

Insert fire pit between chairs (it's on order).

Trampoline is pushed back now, which makes it a 

little harder to spy on my kids misbehaving on it.

 Sadie is testing out the pavers.....I think she misses the grass!

 This is looking the other direction.  

We didn't have anything done to the grass/landscaping on the other end of the yard.  

The bench is for a little extra seating.  I wanted some kind of back on it for comfort and to add pillows next summer, so the designer added a back/trellis.  I'm hoping that the honeysuckle re-planted behind the bench will fill in the trellis nicely.

 We used stamped concrete on this side.

Can't wait to enjoy it next summer, after we get the fence/trellis stained, 

plant some large  pots to set around, and, of course, get those pillows 

made for the bench.  The projects are never ending!  

Only 8 more months until summer hits the Northwest, 

I better get busy just as soon as the holidays are over.   

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On a side note, this is a shot of the front yard.  

Can you say fall?  

Underneath all those leaves are some of our OLD 

pavers re-used to make a path up to the front door.  

And now it's time to get serious about the holidays!