Another post for another topic. Still not photos...
We've been quite busy this spring - more than usual! We have been able to find a solution to part of our backyard. Around our paver patio where only weeds were growing (shady, no water, etc) it is now a rock garden, with a few very hearty plants I did not kill over the winter. Looks so much better!
It worked out because we had to find a place for all the rocks under our deck. This area is now becoming a shaded playground. Currently there is a sandbox (big!) and we had the sand delivered today. Grandma is letting us put the fort she has had in her living room, then in her yard, under our deck so that will make a nice playground. Once the fort is in we will order some pea gravel and then it will be really close to a nice yard! If only grass would grow...I am considering AstroTurf, since there aren't sprinklers back there, and I'm allergic to grass anyway...we will just have to wait it out. I did see a house down here that was actually rocks, trees, and small knolls of AstroTurf. AWESOME!
Jack is already having tons of fun in the sandbox (with cover). He's also learning to ride a bicycle, and we all got the itch so now there is a whole family of bicycles. In the dining room currently, but we recently came into a set of ceiling mounts and the bicycles will soon have a forever home. We are excited to go out to Chatfield and Waterton Canyon and be able to ride without worrying about traffic and cars.
Again, photos will be available...soonish.
Until Next Time!
We've been quite busy this spring - more than usual! We have been able to find a solution to part of our backyard. Around our paver patio where only weeds were growing (shady, no water, etc) it is now a rock garden, with a few very hearty plants I did not kill over the winter. Looks so much better!
It worked out because we had to find a place for all the rocks under our deck. This area is now becoming a shaded playground. Currently there is a sandbox (big!) and we had the sand delivered today. Grandma is letting us put the fort she has had in her living room, then in her yard, under our deck so that will make a nice playground. Once the fort is in we will order some pea gravel and then it will be really close to a nice yard! If only grass would grow...I am considering AstroTurf, since there aren't sprinklers back there, and I'm allergic to grass anyway...we will just have to wait it out. I did see a house down here that was actually rocks, trees, and small knolls of AstroTurf. AWESOME!
Jack is already having tons of fun in the sandbox (with cover). He's also learning to ride a bicycle, and we all got the itch so now there is a whole family of bicycles. In the dining room currently, but we recently came into a set of ceiling mounts and the bicycles will soon have a forever home. We are excited to go out to Chatfield and Waterton Canyon and be able to ride without worrying about traffic and cars.
Again, photos will be available...soonish.
Until Next Time!
So nice to have a good play area in your yard! Our son in Texas just put up a swing set for his girls. (He said he earned his Boy Scout construction badge--HA!) HAVE FUN!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to more pics. Mary
Mary,
ReplyDeleteYeah, swings would be nice but our yard is too small. :( We are planning to bring over a Step 2 fort that Grandma found. It was in her living room for a while. I'm sure she'll be glad to have it in our yard!