Patio

The backyard patio is a mix of interlocking pink brick and concrete.  There is also this odd altar type structure that has an electrical outlet on the one side.  We suspect that it used to house a light-up Virgin Mary.  I don't think that I have a good "before" shot, but here it is mid-deconstruction and then again  without the altar.  By the way, the electrical wire was buried bare (no conduit) about 4 inches in the soil.  I just yanked on it and the whole thing came above ground.  I'm sure glad I didn't attempt to edge the lawn and electrocute myself.

Virginia Creeper

We researched native vines and discovered that Virginia creeper might grow in shade and eventually grow up the wooden slats that we have yet to build.  We found some Virginia creeper growing in our backyard and planted some in our carport planters.

Ugly garland gone

It took all of 30 minutes to unscrew the fence, roll it up and cart it off to the dump.  Some time in the near to distant future we plan to add horizontal wooden slats to keep snow out in Winter. 

The carport remodel: Stage 1

The carport on our new house has this hideous woven synthetic Christmas tree stuff that we discovered was full of mosquitos.  It is chain-link fence with wired Christmas garland through it. 

Project 2: Tiered, Terraced Garden Boxes

Boxes built! Yahoo!

Project 2: Tiered, Terraced Garden Boxes

Step Two:  Building the boxes...this took two full days!  

Project 2: Tiered, Terraced Garden Boxes

We decided on splurging and building the boxes in cedar instead of the standard pressure-treated wood.  This way we won't be leaching toxic chemicals in the the soil that will grow our vegetables.  The building of the boxes happened on a rainy, stormy day...but, now that we live in a bungalow with a car port...you get the picture...the building continues despite the weather.