Backyard Renovation: Walkway and Pavers (Phase 5)
Our backyard was not going according to plan and all of my original timelines were thrown out the window thanks to delays from our contractor. We expected the garage to…
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Backyard Renovations: Final Touches
Our backyard renovation was so painful, right from the start. Thanks to a terrible contractor, everything was really delayed and I ended up doing a lot of it in pieces,…
Planter Box Revisited
Two years ago, I built a planter box for our backyard out of pressure treated 2x10s and some leftover cedar from our deck. Over the years, a combination of sun…
Building a Planter Box
Little by little, we’ve been trying to make our backyard a bit nicer. While perusing the internet at all hours of the night, I came across a really nice planter…
Backyard Upgrade
Our backyard has never been great. When we first moved in, it was a clean but unattractive gravel pit. The previous owner had 2 large dogs, so having grass never…
Grey Thumb
We’ve so busy trying to get the inside of our house done that the outside of our house looks pretty sad. We’ve also been using this excuse for a good…