{"id":708,"date":"2012-05-13T02:53:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/13\/backyard-terrace-before-and-after\/"},"modified":"2012-05-13T02:53:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-13T02:53:00","slug":"backyard-terrace-before-and-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiesplace.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/13\/backyard-terrace-before-and-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Terrace Before and After"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0743270142&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe>We have seriously <b><span style=\"color: lime;\">neglected<\/span><\/b> our backyard for&nbsp;the last few&nbsp;years. We were busy remodeling a kitchen and basement and bedrooms last year and the previous years. We had to redo&nbsp;floors and paint walls and remodel in the summer. So somethings gotta give, right? <span style=\"color: blue; font-size: xx-small;\">Yeah, it was the backyard.<\/span> I just ignored it and let it grow wild! <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F3ZnZf73jRA\/ThiAh2YYeQI\/AAAAAAAADEk\/I293phLQb5A\/s1600\/wedding+001.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" m=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F3ZnZf73jRA\/ThiAh2YYeQI\/AAAAAAAADEk\/I293phLQb5A\/s400\/wedding+001.JPG\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Seriously neglected backyard terraces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=B00005YX30&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-dIFzsPl2FwU\/ThiA7Yor9TI\/AAAAAAAADFU\/4oDmHSEBkjY\/s1600\/wedding+002.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" m=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-dIFzsPl2FwU\/ThiA7Yor9TI\/AAAAAAAADFU\/4oDmHSEBkjY\/s400\/wedding+002.JPG\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Terraced &nbsp;gardens&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp; <b><span style=\"color: purple;\">grapevines&#8230;<\/span><\/b>what a &#8220;before&#8221;&nbsp;mess! &nbsp;Ugh!!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N41ABlbwkLE\/TjHrhKSKHTI\/AAAAAAAADW8\/edOwUXWX_nM\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+001.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N41ABlbwkLE\/TjHrhKSKHTI\/AAAAAAAADW8\/edOwUXWX_nM\/s400\/backyard+fixup+001.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Much better Backyard gardens &#8220;after&#8221; all the work&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-D93Tfer-Y88\/UAChcaGQ8eI\/AAAAAAAAMbU\/9RWlmZqzSCU\/s1600\/southwest+stew+021.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-D93Tfer-Y88\/UAChcaGQ8eI\/AAAAAAAAMbU\/9RWlmZqzSCU\/s400\/southwest+stew+021.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Lillies just starting to bloom! Woo HOO! &nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iptrUKfsvrE\/UAChfdr_J5I\/AAAAAAAAMbc\/1onGPugFA1I\/s1600\/southwest+stew+024.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iptrUKfsvrE\/UAChfdr_J5I\/AAAAAAAAMbc\/1onGPugFA1I\/s400\/southwest+stew+024.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fWHnxX56qRQ\/UAChhwJVi0I\/AAAAAAAAMbk\/WySbl2INzXs\/s1600\/southwest+stew+025.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fWHnxX56qRQ\/UAChhwJVi0I\/AAAAAAAAMbk\/WySbl2INzXs\/s400\/southwest+stew+025.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wJezH099sJM\/TjHvXfsECeI\/AAAAAAAADX8\/TZu1u3ezdQ0\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+022.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wJezH099sJM\/TjHvXfsECeI\/AAAAAAAADX8\/TZu1u3ezdQ0\/s400\/backyard+fixup+022.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">We added Solar Fence Post Caps in copper&#8230;they light up at night&#8230;super <span style=\"color: cyan;\"><b>COOL<\/b><\/span>!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>These you can get from Lowes or Home Depot. Or check out my store for NIGHT LIGHTS, all kinds of wonderful solar lighting items for some beautification of your backyard or patio or deck!!!<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n1L-xIOILTg\/ThiBE7fuZPI\/AAAAAAAADFc\/naBJ8zzv6WM\/s1600\/wedding+003.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" m=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n1L-xIOILTg\/ThiBE7fuZPI\/AAAAAAAADFc\/naBJ8zzv6WM\/s400\/wedding+003.JPG\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">This is definitely the BEFORE PICTURE of our flagstone steps! YUCK! &nbsp;Can you believe it? &nbsp;<span style=\"color: orange; font-size: x-small;\"><b>Not really&#8230;no&#8230;.<\/b><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: orange; font-size: x-small;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">The backyard stairs were done about 5 years ago with flagstone. They looked really good the first year, but after that all kinds of stuff grew all around and in between the rocks and it looked awful.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">Then the neighbor&#8217;s&nbsp;cement fence post fell on it. He was going through&nbsp;some financial woes,&nbsp;so we knew he couldn&#8217;t pay to have it fixed.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: lime; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">Murphy&#8217;s Law.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">&nbsp;I knew there would be a reckoning day where from neglect we&#8217;d have to do all that WEEDING! And fixing!&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: red; font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">Oh&nbsp;CRAP!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">&nbsp;Do&nbsp;I&nbsp;HATE yard work?&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: blue; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;\">Yes, I do.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-szPWZnUcZ1I\/TjHxOroidhI\/AAAAAAAADYE\/4pbkAzZcOdY\/s1600\/steps+001.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-szPWZnUcZ1I\/TjHxOroidhI\/AAAAAAAADYE\/4pbkAzZcOdY\/s400\/steps+001.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Not perfect&#8230;.but definitely an improved &#8220;after&#8221; picture&#8230;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>So&nbsp;anyway <b><span style=\"color: red;\">THIS<\/span><\/b> was the year we had to do it. Soooooo, &nbsp;we started on the middle terrace and pulled all the weeds and roto-tilled it, and added some soil amendment to it. Then we started our summer garden after all the snow in May melted. <span style=\"color: blue; font-size: xx-small;\">We had snow until the end of May!<\/span> We had a very late start to Spring this year!<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" height=\"305\" id=\"il_fi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lydiagable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/garden_seeds.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;\" width=\"360\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">gardening stuff&#8230;.just getting ready to do all that WORK! &nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0756628903&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Well, if you are like us and have a climate that gets SNOW like ours does, you need to do the requisite sprinkler repair every single solitary year. What the heck happens with sprinklers anyway. Is it some kind of evil conspiracy that a fifth of them need to be replaced every other year? So of course we had to fix like a GAZILLION sprinklers! What is up with those constantly breaking sprinkler heads? Don&#8217;t love those things. So I&#8217;ll be busy working on those for the next week or so. And in the meantime, check out my veggie garden . It&#8217;s just coming together!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4o6ed_ObX2U\/UAChGZTVNkI\/AAAAAAAAMbM\/p_jF5aRxLXU\/s1600\/252747_10151233594418289_1422993441_n.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"263\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4o6ed_ObX2U\/UAChGZTVNkI\/AAAAAAAAMbM\/p_jF5aRxLXU\/s400\/252747_10151233594418289_1422993441_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\">One of the little loves of my life, my granddaughter Josie! She &nbsp;just turned 2!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\">We had put in lots of fruit trees years back and they are finally starting to produce&#8230;.not lots of stuff mind you&#8230;maybe a dozen fruits per tree&#8230;.but it&#8217;s yummy and very fascinating to watch those trees just do their &#8220;thang&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0756658896&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe> <iframe bordercolor=\"#000000\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" hspace=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/adi\/N963.148119.BLOGGEREN\/B6527721.5;dcadv=3632184;sz=300x250;lid=41000613802463973;pid=205514;usg=AFHzDLttNThpVZTUlAFPWDtqO7aEpydJZA;adurl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.samsclub.com%252Fsams%252Fplainsman-leather-gloves-2-pair%252F113105.ip%253Fpid%253D_DoubleClick_Affiliates%2526ci_src%253D15781033%2526ci_sku%253D205514;pubid=611197;price=%2419.71;title=Plainsman+Leather+Gloves+-+2+Pair+-+Large+-+Garden+Tools+%26+Accessories;merc=Sam%27s+Club;imgsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fs7d2.scene7.com%2Fis%2Fimage%2Fsamsclub%2Fs7product%2F0078504213003_A.jpg;width=135;height=135\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><br \/>I have a big selection of gardening gloves. I like to use them whenever I&#8217;m weeding so I don&#8217;t destroy my fingernails too badly. I have some washable cheaper ones I use when I&#8217;m watering or in wet mud. Then I just throw them in the laundry bin. I think I&#8217;ve got about 7 pairs of gloves now. It does help me want to go out and weed the yard if I have nice tools. <\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4yTsr8Qeuuw\/TiyKwpjRhdI\/AAAAAAAADUw\/bvJlhw_lS5Y\/s1600\/veggie+garden+010.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4yTsr8Qeuuw\/TiyKwpjRhdI\/AAAAAAAADUw\/bvJlhw_lS5Y\/s400\/veggie+garden+010.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: orange;\">aPrIcOtS<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white;\">We also have an apple tree, a peach and nectarine tree and an apricot tree.&nbsp; None of them ever have done really well except the apple.&nbsp; I think our soil is just too sandy. &nbsp;We have a pond in the backyard too and it looked just dreadful and it was clogged and yucky.&nbsp; So we had to redo that too.&nbsp; And neither one of us&nbsp;are &#8220;garden&#8221; people.<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZUz_S4pfHLo\/TjH3IcbFiSI\/AAAAAAAADYU\/87YHckrAqvo\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+023.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZUz_S4pfHLo\/TjH3IcbFiSI\/AAAAAAAADYU\/87YHckrAqvo\/s400\/backyard+fixup+023.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ya gotta have some wind chimes&#8230;..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;We are lazy weeders. &nbsp;I just want it to look good and I want to have fresh veggies&#8230;&#8230; and beautiful things everywhere&#8230;.but&nbsp;I don&#8217;t want&nbsp;to worry about it!<b><span style=\"color: #38761d;\"> <span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">I don&#8217;t ask for much do I?<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0UAG_6idvhU\/TiyM7l7kydI\/AAAAAAAADVM\/0uT9J8CDN5A\/s1600\/veggie+garden+012.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0UAG_6idvhU\/TiyM7l7kydI\/AAAAAAAADVM\/0uT9J8CDN5A\/s400\/veggie+garden+012.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">We added <b><span style=\"color: #0b5394; font-size: large;\">flowers <\/span><\/b>under the deck for he first time too&#8230;<b><span style=\"color: magenta; font-size: small;\">Hydrangeas in the SHADE!!!&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe align=\"left\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=pattiesclassr-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=bpl&amp;asins=0881925349&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" style=\"align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W_kgC6exFxk\/TiyNGv_lKqI\/AAAAAAAADVQ\/b68mWccOKfQ\/s1600\/veggie+garden+019.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W_kgC6exFxk\/TiyNGv_lKqI\/AAAAAAAADVQ\/b68mWccOKfQ\/s400\/veggie+garden+019.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">The garden looks a WHOLE lot better here in the after picture&#8230; we&#8217;ve got <b><span style=\"color: red; font-size: small;\">tomatoes<\/span><\/b> too!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We repainted the deck. <span style=\"color: blue; font-size: xx-small;\">It was quite a sight! We used that new RESTORE paint. Check out my post on the deck too.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jo9t7Wb7wMM\/TjH5XhnaSWI\/AAAAAAAADYc\/7D7gaPe487o\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+004.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jo9t7Wb7wMM\/TjH5XhnaSWI\/AAAAAAAADYc\/7D7gaPe487o\/s400\/backyard+fixup+004.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s how it looks now&#8230;.its fun to go out and BBQ again! Woopie!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CXvFjJI_s9U\/TjHz9nla7rI\/AAAAAAAADYI\/DrvMEc1IOi8\/s1600\/backyard+fixup+021.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CXvFjJI_s9U\/TjHz9nla7rI\/AAAAAAAADYI\/DrvMEc1IOi8\/s400\/backyard+fixup+021.JPG\" t=\"\" true=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s fun to see pay dirt on all our hard work&#8230;.now it&#8217;s fun to go outside again! <br \/>I think we figured out the secret&#8230;.just to do a little bit every few days&#8230;it was discouraging at first&#8230;.but seeing it get better over time&#8230;(and still a ways to go) has been very rewarding.&nbsp; And maybe&#8230;just maybe I&#8217;m not such a <span style=\"color: #20124d; font-size: large;\"><b>black thumb<\/b><\/span> after all! <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><img align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54489\/84\/52DF516F6DB76EE398EF303B60079B65.png\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have seriously neglected our backyard for&nbsp;the last few&nbsp;years. We were busy remodeling a kitchen and basement and bedrooms last year and the previous years. We had to redo&nbsp;floors and paint walls and remodel in the summer. So somethings gotta give, right? Yeah, it was the backyard. 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