Backyard Update
Last year, I wrote about a needed update we made to our backyard due to severe weather conditions we had experienced in the Memphis area. This row of arborvitae along … Continue Reading Backyard Update
Backyard Dilemma
I have written several times before about how the backyard trees and bushes around our pool have been described by some as a “Garden of Eden.” Or by others as … Continue Reading Backyard Dilemma
Dependable Caladium Glory
I wrote earlier this year about the sad state of our fig tree in the backyard and how it had lost its original glory over the years. But writing about … Continue Reading Dependable Caladium Glory
Just a Shadow of its Former Glory
This glorious fig tree has been a part of our backyard oasis for many years and its dense umbrella-like canopy reminds me of those similar looking trees from my favorite … Continue Reading Just a Shadow of its Former Glory
Dining Al Fresco
As I was laboring in the heat last summer rebuilding our backyard deck, I kept wanting to figure out a way for us to better utilize this lower portion of … Continue Reading Dining Al Fresco
“Step Right Up”
Once I rebuilt the deck overlooking our pool, I knew I would have to rebuild the steps leading from the walkway as well. But unlike the deck where it was … Continue Reading “Step Right Up”
“No Hands Left on Deck!”
I decided to rebuild the lower deck in the same manner that we originally built the deck, by first attaching the decking with straight cut edges on the front and … Continue Reading “No Hands Left on Deck!”
“More Hands on Deck!”
It took nearly two weeks of working off and on to get the upper and lower decks ready for new decking. One remaining task was to remove the decking from … Continue Reading “More Hands on Deck!”
“All Hands on Deck!”
It has been several years since I first described the building of this two-level deck in our backyard. Designed by our oldest son, a landscape architect, and originally built in … Continue Reading “All Hands on Deck!”
Delayed Spring Weeding/Mulching
Last year, I wrote a couple of posts about how, having retired the year before, I had turned my annual spring weeding chore into a landscaping project transforming this part … Continue Reading Delayed Spring Weeding/Mulching
Spring Weeding Turned Landscaping
Continued from Spring Weeding… When I started working in this middle bed, in spite of it having quite a “wild look”, it actually turned out to have very few … Continue Reading Spring Weeding Turned Landscaping
Deck – The Beginning
When I was telling the story of the growth of our backyard, one of the additions I mentioned was the building of a wooden deck overlooking the pool. This project … Continue Reading Deck – The Beginning
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