Center Street Project: 2015

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Backyard Oasis (or at least family ready)

Just took 2 1/2 years to clear the backyard. Now we have a deck, a basketball court...and even grass. We finally put down sod yesterday...proud to say we're one of the few husband wife teams who can pickup and install 100+ yards of sod in just an afternoon.

We also found a rectangle sun shade online for just $40...one of the best buys we've made, highly recommend it.http://www.ebay.com/itm/13-10FT-Outdoor-Patio-Rectangle-Sun-Sail-Shade-Cover-Canopy-Top-Awning-Shelter-/371016913225?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=640197949642&hash=item566254d149

Here are the before & afters as well as a couple of pictures of Jim "enjoying" the deck & Charlie the weiner dog 'helping". You can't really tell from the photos, but we replanted a mature forsythia from our previous home and purchased a pink dogwood and a wisteria tree. Really excited to see them coming along.

Before - decades of growing wild

After - fresh sod, complete with Yellow Lab inspection

Basketball court - adjustable from 7' to 10' so everyone can slam

Charlie helping with the yard work

Jim enjoying the new deck during construction

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Backyard Progress

The back yard was a completely overgrown jungle! It was pretty creepy and literally covered in poison ivy. After a couple rounds of steroids and a year of hard work - the yard is ready for some sod, a basketball/patio and a deck. For Jim's birthday, we bought a Pink Dogwood tree and a Blue Wisteria Tree to plant and also transplanted a forsythia from our old house in Hillcrest. (reminder for warm climate folks - building a deck in February is MUCH more fun than building one in June).