Update on the Backyard

We've made more progress on the back yard.  See that stone connecting the "sidewalk" to the bed...well, that's not staying...it was just a temporary measure to keep that area from washing away.  Washing away you are saying...yes, we've had more rain.  Yeah!!!

You can see from the picture here how the beds are filling in nicely and the swing was moved to it's current spot because as you can see from the next picture, we've now finished that bed.

We're picking and choosing the plants to put in there but by this time next year it should look great.  Sticking with natives is such a smart move in more ways than one.  But because they are natives, once they acclimate to their position they are relatively little to no care. 

In this next picture we have some plants that must have come in with the gravel.  They are called "Scrambled Eggs.".   Such a perfect name don't you think?

 

There were a couple of moments when we were bringing in the rocks for the new bed where  I got a little nervous.  My hubby is great on the Bobcat but it was a pretty tight fit and I didn't want there to be any accidents.                                                                                                                                    

We've also finally begun work on our Hell Strip.  Now that's not a normal Hell Strip like you have in the city....it's what we call the area that used to have 3 fruit trees planted and in front of the raised beds.  We had a hard time trying to decide what to do there to make it look seamless from one side of the yard to the next and we finally figured out what to do. 

We decided to pick out rocks just like we've done on the uphill side of the yard. We'd put the rocks on either side of where the trees were planted, fill in with more dirt and replant fruit trees and then the areas around there get more granite gravel and make sure that we get enough to cover the ground in front of the raised beds where there are currently river rocks.  Once we get it all done I think it will really look great and will be so much easier to take care of. 

I'll post more pictures when we've gotten a little further.  Until then...here's an inspirational picture of a dessert I made a couple of weeks ago.  It's a Tiramisu.  I'll post pictures and text on that next time. But until then enjoy.