Thursday, April 17, 2014

the backyard project part 1

If you follow me on Instagram you will know that we have been hard at work for the last couple on months on a backyard project. Now that we have been in our home for almost two years we are starting to make time to tackle bigger projects. The project that has been topping our list is turning our backyard into a place for all of us to play! We have lots more work but we are happy that stage one is complete! Here is a little peek-

We live on a lot around the corner from the beach and our yard is WET because we back up against acres of wetlands. And while these wetlands are beautiful, they also provide some tricky obstacles for landscaping. The ground is wet and very full of clay and our yard also slopes into the wetlands so we had to figure out what would work best with these challenges. The plan we came up with was to split up the space into different sections- a grassy play area and then a fenced in garden.

The project started with clearing TONS of berry bushes, beach grass and small trees. This was a HUGE job that Andy tackled all by himself!


When everything was cleared, it was time to level things out. It was at this stage that we discovered the back of our lot was MUCH MORE wet than expected which meant we had to rethink a couple of our plans but it was only a minor set back.
Once the ground was leveled (as much as possible) and the soil turned, it was time to start the garden. Last year we built raised bed planters  for our front yard and now that the backyard is clear (and the dirt way too full of clay for planting vegis) we moved our planters to the back yard.


Last, Andy built a picket fence around the garden. We still have some decoration to add to the fence posts, a pathway to the garden and LOTS of planting in and around the garden but we are so thrilled with the results and even more thrilled that our back yard project is moving along. Stay tuned for more!

9 comments:

livethegoldenrule said...

You are making a beautiful "Home Sweet Home." Good for you! XD)

Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...

BUSY-BUSY!
what a delightful yard = )

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Laurie said...

Looking great!! Kind of makes me happy to just look at it :) Are rabbits an issue there? They reduced our garden to nothing pretty quickly a few years back. we had to add wire fencing inside our wood fence to deter them.

Rebecca said...

I'm glad you're doing this. A good back yard is such an important part of life. <3
In my own humble opinion, it should almost feel like a getaway.

dawn said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

Jo Murray said...

How satisfying...it will be perfect.

kreacaro said...

oh it looks like a lot of work! hope you will get a lot of veggies and fruits...

Brig said...

Somehow I missed this one ... It's nice to see how you got where you are with your beautiful garden. I've seen the finished product which I just love!!! You are very fortunate to have a family that works together to get this done ... I'm about to head out to the garden to trim back Winter weeds mainly but it's a big job for one to keep it maintained. I do love dong it though ...

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