Yard Work

Hi!

This weekend was mostly dedicated to yard work. I spend a lot of time working outside anyway, but this weekend was the culmination of some significant changes to our back yard. First, we cut down and removed the apple tree. It had died, so that was a no-brainer. This opened the door for the aforementioned significant changes.

Next, we moved a smaller, undeveloped tree from a planter along the back wall to one in front of the shed. Three of the empty planters on the north side of the yard were removed. I took up the curbing and moved the compost into the garden. Some of the curbing will be made into semi-circular planters by the pool fence.

The big change is the movement of the play structure from the yard into the wood chip area. The slide goes into one of the planters. I removed about 8" of dirt from it and filled the hole with wood chips to soften the landing. Here are some photos I posted on Facebook.

It opens the yard up, which now seems twice as big. I put some chairs in the corner, which will be shaded earlier in the day than the rest of the yard. This will give Brandi and I a place to sit while the kids play. The next step is to grow grass where the play structure was.

Next up, improvements to the pool area...

Thanks,
Matt