The New Yard

Yay!!! We have a new yard. Its about time I put up pictures of the project. I tried to put a picture with the same angle before and after. Here they are:

Front before - We had already taken out the shrubs along the front of the house and by the entry sidewalk.

Front after:


This is the front left side before. We killed the grass a month earlier.

Front left side after:

Front right side before - The wood is from a 20 year old flowering plum tree we had to take down (it was dying).

Front right side after: Sorry Sam, no more basketball hoop.


Backyard right side looking out towards street - before:


Backyard right side looking out towards street - after:


Backyard - left side before:

Backyard - left side after: I built the shed. I'm so proud ;)


Backyard left side looking to the west - before:


Backyard left side looking to the west - after:


The Firepit area- Backyard right side - before:


Firepit area during construction: You wouldn't have believed how many tree roots there were. It took several days with back hoes and a bobcat to remove them all.


Firepit area completed:



More stuff:


We really love the whole yard, but our favorite area is the firepit. Unfortunately, it was finished too late into the fall to really enjoy it. We have had a couple of parties, but the weather didn't cooperate.

We can hardly wait for spring to see it all grow and bloom. All the plants/trees are flowering. We have lilacs, flowering pear tree, crab apple, rose of sharon, day lilly, daisy, and more. It should really be a show in the spring.

We also put in a whole new sprinkler system, it is awesome. It is all automated, I only water what needs to be watered. No more watering my windows and doors. Staci is soooo happy. No more hard water spots to try to clean up.

I still have a couple of yard projects to complete. Next spring I will put in exterior lighting and a fountain. I just wish Yard Crashers would have found me before we started. Maybe they will find me next spring and I can tell them our yard already looks better than what they can do, but I would still use their help on the outdoor lights ;)

Signature Landscaping and Maintenance did the yard and did an excellent job, we couldn't be happier. Seans uncle owns the business. If you have a landscaping project call Quinn Ashby at 801-420-1530 or email to sales@signaturelandscape.org.

The Adirondack chairs in the firepit area were purchased from a local manufacturer. They can be found online at gardenfurnituremill.com The chairs are very comfortable and the price is very reasonable. Since we are local, Kent the owner built and stained the chairs for us. They were done in just a couple of days.