Kevin and I decided a few weeks ago to pull up his sleeves and fix up the neglected back yard. I supervised 🙂 And while the left half of it is still a work in progress, the right half of our yard is now an oasis! It feels good to walk back there and actually want to stay a few minutes to enjoy the scene (versus wincing at the mess and immediately running back inside). Every transformation needs a good Before and After shot, so here are ours:
The weeds are gone, replaced by succulents and pretty annuals for a pop of color.
I never knew rose bushes could grow like weed until we purchased this house. Former owners planted some really beautiful roses here but never took care of it. After awhile it grew into a hot mess that looked more like a spider habitat than a beautiful plant. My original thought was to trim that baby down into something resembling pretty… it took me an hour just to graze the tip, so we ended up chopping the whole thing down to a stump and starting from fresh. Within a month, the rose bush grew a foot in height and started blooming again! Man, what a difference.
We also added an iron plant hanger, my fave.
Here are some other pictures of our back.
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