The Big Fall Project

Fall is here!! Fall is my favorite time of the year. The weather is temperate with warm days and cool nights made just right for sleeping. The leaves turn lovely shades of gold, red, and orange. The clothing styles and colors change which surely must mean My Sweet Melissa (my dear friend) and I need to do some Fall shopping...

But in the meantime I have a major overhaul of my backyard going on so I thought I would share some of the progress so far.

We tore out the old deck which was enclosed in the front and had steps only on the left side. Then my brother built this awesome deck with steps leading out directly into the yard. Much more open and now gives direct access to the pond and the patio.

The pond was actually installed a year ago but due to improper installation by the contractor became less peaceful and more headache. In the spring we drained it down and fixed the problems ourselves (thanks Geoff). We also had a UV light installed recently. Peace has been restored and the fish are growing, healthy and happy.

Ahh... the new patio. Because the patio was built up in a round shape, it presented a bit of a challenge for the landscape crew. Thanks to Hunter and Kyle, it was figured out and installed. Good job guys! Its about a 16 foot radius and additional soil, plants and mulch will be installed around it.

The next step will be to bring in more soil and plants to tie all the hardscape elements together. Installing the plants in the early fall will give them time to get rooted before winter and by spring they should be ready to grow. I'll post more pics when the installation is completed. By the way, that little black poodle cutie is my girl, Isabelle.