Landscaping: Phase 2

Last April, I posted pictures of the first step of our 10-year landscaping plan. Mike and his dad raised and edged my garden in the front yard. We (again, Mike and his dad) also added the shed to the yard last summer - so it was a pretty productive Landscaping Year 1 for a 9-month pregnant wife and small toddler!

When spring rolled around this year, we started talking about what we wanted to tackle on the plan this year. We talked. And talked. And talked. And didn't really "do." Then I was offered a bunch of river rock by a co-worker and Mike spent all of Father's Day weekend clearing parts of the back of the yard (otherwise known as our "hang your head in shame weed garden") to put the rock. Long story short, the rock offer fell through. But by this point, the project had already started rolling. Mike took advantage of the extra time and was able to do the edging that we really wanted.

The rock arrived today and it looks great! We plan to add some perennials either this fall or next spring. But the hardest part is done. The best part is that we even have some extra rock for Phase 3 of the landscaping projects.

A finished picture of the shed
and the "BEFORE"

One view of the "AFTER"

Another "AFTER"