For a while we couldn't figure out what to do with the side yard at this house. We wanted a place to sit outside and the best option at the time was the side yard. The pic below does not give you a great idea of what it looked like before but it was essentially just a slope of dirt and tufts of grass. Very difficult to get anything to grow along here because of the very hard clay. (Take note of the bush on the right side of the door next to the house. It'll look different in upcoming posts.)We built a retaining wall in 2009 which came out fantastic! Basic concrete block that evidently you have to special order now from Home Depot. (Drives me nuts when they stop making stuff!) Lots of leveling of the sloping clay which is extremely difficult to dig when it's dry.
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| Mike working the dirt and finishing the walls. |
Then this year we added the patio, which gives the entire yard a completely different look! It's so cottagey and I love how it came out. This spring has been tough - that is, lots of rain and cool weather - so we haven't been able to enjoy it as much as I'd like to after work. But it will certainly give us tremendous enjoyment while we work on the rest of the yard. Note the potting table in the background to the right of the tree. Mike made that using cedar and an old piece of marble that probably came from an old dresser.
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| Purchased the green iron chairs from Backfin Antiques in Cambridge, MD. http://www.backfinantiques.com/. The iron table with marble top was a curbside find. |
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