PBO Backyard Makeover!

The view from the deck last summer.

The area on the right hold some big old 

pine trees and some small bushes.

We cleared it all out and our good friend, Gary 

came over to landscape for us!

His vision included sandstone layered

to form border walls.

We also wanted a pond with waterfall.

Dave and Gary dug for the pond

once the side walls were done!

We filled the pond with water and left

it all until this past weekend!

Dave built the waterfall feature~

it was fun trying to make it fall

and land with just the right look

and sound!

Finally, we decide this is it!

We head to Petitiie's with Gary and 

shop for perennials~ Gary had given me

books last fall to look at and pick some

that I liked.  We talked about color schemes too!

I choose yellow and purples mostly!

Dave rented the Home Depot truck and

went back the next day to pick up all the plants.

We picked out a Japanese Maple Tree

for the center!

Gary came over on Friday and the boys got busy~

Gary lays it all out for us!

Sarah and Molly were here for the weekend too!

They are excited that soon we will have fish

in the pond too!

It is a real art~ and Gary sure has an eye for 

design.

Time to get digging!

Getting close to being done...

Gary just keeps coming up with more ideas!

False fronts and

stone walls within the wall now!

Gary is really enjoying this process!

He kept saying things like...

"Here Di, we will make a circle of love with these smaller plants right 

here around this taller guy!"

I loved his passion for the gift of gardening his Mom

instilled in him as a young boy!

Pretty Sarah~

Gary finds another little spot in the yard that could

use some attention and he puts Dave on the job.

Dave catches the design bug and comes up with

idea to circle this river rock!

Planting is done!

Sarah helps Papa throw down

some grass seed~

"Guys... you ready for a beer?"

Cheers~

Job well done!

How nice it is to have good friends!

Two hard working men!

Sarah says...

"Looks good!"

READY FOR THE BIG REVEAL?

Today we mulched~

River rock also creates a path from the back of the 

garden right to my cedar herb garden

my Danny made me!

Isn't that the sweetest?

Found the perfect spot for my 

little Fairy on her turtle!

I just love it!!

Thank you Gary~ we could not have done it without you!

Thank you Dave~ for always working so hard to make this house

a home!

Love you both...