Matt and I were sitting in our backyard the other night, enjoying the beautiful evening weather, watching our children chase each other and tackle one another to the ground, when Matt made the comment, "there is a lot of sweat in the ground back here". And he's right. There was a lot of sweat, a little bit of blood, countless blisters, and maybe even a few tears put into our yard but it was worth it. SO worth it! It's been fun for us to look at the 'before' pictures of the house and compare that view to now. We shake our heads a little at what it looked like when we bought this house and think about all the stages and changes since then. Although there is still work to do, it has been fun to see our vision become a reality.
Home Sweet Home
The Front Yard - June 2011
July 2012
Side yard looking into the back yard - 2011
Oct 2012 (picture of when the grass was just starting to fill in)
closer view- March 2013
View of the patio 2011
Patio 2013
Back yard 'upper level' 2011
'upper level' March 2013
'Lower level' 2011
(we believe that this was where the previous owners had an above ground pool)
View to the left
View to the right
wider shot of the view to the right
2013
View to the left
view to the right
closer view to the right/garden area
Looking back toward the house/ 'upper yard'- 2011
Looking toward the house/ 'upper yard'- March 2013
Matt and I did 95% of the work ourselves. We had a service come cut down the dead trees and grind the stumps but that was the only thing we didn't do on our own. We took down fences and sheds, tore out overgrown shrubs, vines, and bushes. We laid the paver patio and walkway. Matt taught himself (thanks to youtube and other internet sources) to install an underground sprinkler system which we put in ourselves (during the hottest week of the summer = LOTS of sweat). We shoveled load after load of dirt, stomped it out, rolled it flat and level, planted the grass, watered, and waited. Now all that hard work has paid off. No more kids complaining of prickers in the feet after running around barefoot. No more dirt EVERYWHERE. No more worrying that a heavy wind will bring down the dead tree onto our roof... I could go on and on. We have a few more projects that we'll tackle in the yard eventually but for now, we're going to sit back and enjoy. :)
4 comments:
Wow. Your hard work definitely has paid off! Good for you two. Well done. (Nee-Nee)
It looks awesome! Look at all that lush green grass!! Good job, DeBoers :)
That's awesome. Nice work.
Awesome! You indeed made a fantastic transformation in your front yard, patio, and backyard. I like how it became more striking. The luscious green lawn has made the place so impressive. I know that you've done a lot to make these areas more beautiful than ever, so I'm pretty sure that you're also willing to do your best to keep it in great condition. You and Matt did a wonderful job! :)
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