Sunday, November 24, 2013

The pavilion, final post for the yard changes #8

After two years of watching weeds grow where cement was suppose to be and 
having the holes for the footing sloughing in from the sides, 
I decided I would not let it go through another winter that way. 

 Cement footings and pad are now done and in the spring it 
will be time to add the cinder block storage shed and roof.

A little addition to the wishing well. Post #7

Next we took from the old equipment and toy idea and added an 
old milking bucket to the well and then added flowers in it.




The west side additions post #6

On the west side of the drive way and the house we made a couple of small changes. 
First adding the oldest wagon as a flower pot and then 

 adding a tree stump to the mix when Tia and Scott saw some chunks of a tree cut down 
along the old highway and we decided to go get a few pieces.

One was put here and the other 


 by the quakies in the lawn.

 We also added a number of solar lights to the yard area.

North, front, side of house. Post #5

We decided that since the trike wheel just kept coming off and the wheel was hard to peddle since it has no peddles that we could use it for decorating, so we sat a pot of flowers on the seat.

Then we added a little section of rocks around it. 
(easier to mow with the riding mower.)




The old milk can was a suitable stand for another pot of flowers as well. 





The we changed the mound out front since we had so many 
volunteer quaking aspens growing from the old dead one's roots.


 And later added a rock border to it also.
 filling in the grassy area inside the rock border with mulch.





The playhouse update post #4

Here are the slight modifications to the playhouse exterior landscaping.




Tia's Mound post #3

Tia wanted to make a mound where we had put one years ago and had pretty much faded into the ground. So she and Scott went to work with rocks after I put a bunch of dirt there to work with.
I think it turned out really good.







 I decided to cut the roses back again this year. 
The mound felt really close to it until I cut it back.

Dressing up the flagpole area Post #2

Before the mound of rocks we just had the pole sticking out of the ground.
Then we added the washing machine.


 And later the roses in the washing machine.