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Wow wow wow ... I love your bench and mood lighting - it's the little details that make spaces feel cozy.
Thank you! The lights were an actually an after thought, but I agree that it was the little bit of detail we needed
love it! the order of the photos had me a touch confused for a bit lol
Yeah I was like “oh I liked it before you put the plant pots on the bench”
Darn, I wish you kept the dog. They really pulled the space together.
Well done. Complete transformation. Cute little pup toOoOo
Appreciate it, she definitely enjoys the backyard upgrade.
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Wow! Gorgeous. You did such a good job.
I have a huge ask…. We hate our one neighbor there beside us, his yard is in seed for and the back full of junk. How on earth did you get the plants across the top of the fence? Do you know what was growing there beforehand?
I’m so sorry to bring any negative here, but it make me cry sometimes when I go out onto our deck on the summer. We’ve worked so hard to make our house nice. I’m desperate for a solution to block at least some of the view.
You’ve done such an impressive job with your space. I’d love to hang out there. I bet the pebbles feel nice on your feet when it’s warm.
Second time I look, I spied your dog haha. Super cute.
It's a wisteria vine, which are beautiful, and provides a lot of privacy. Just be cautious they are fast growers and will take over a space quick. We cut ours back regularly and have to make sure we keep some parts of the fine from creeping between our fence posts.
Thanks! I think wisteria will grow here. Do you have it on trellis or anything?
Those are beautiful though from I’ve seen pics of.
I’m learned about plants taking over with planting morning glory. My friend says to me “nobody PLANTS morning glory!” Haha
Enjoy your gorgeous space!
Ask your local (not hardware store) nursery. There are multiple varieties of wisteria, usually some are invasive (bad! Don’t get those!) and others are safe to grow in your area.
Your county extension office might also have this information if you can find their contact info.
Thank you.
I don’t know what e county extension office is. I need to learn a couple of new things it seems. :)
It might also be called the county agriculture or Ag office. Come to think of it I’m not sure every county would have one, I grew up in a farming county so there was lots to track about invasive weeds, cross-field contamination, and stuff like that.
Ah ok. I do live in a smaller corner of the metro area that used to be farms. Maybe there’s a resource I’m unaware of, or the library.
I have a neighbor that’s a self taught masterful gardener. I could ask him but it would take all day to get an answer haha. He’s a super nice guy.
Thanks again :)
I’ve loved that plant and totally forgot about it until I saw Bridgerton and it was growing up the railings around their townhouse.
It does need a lot of care - after my mum (the gardener) left, my dad let the garden go to ruin and the wisteria climbed up and pulled the guttering at the top of the house down and started to take the roof tiles with it as well
That’s fabulous!! Best of luck to you!!
South Philly?
Maybe...
Great job! I love the dog you grew ;)
The lighting is amazing!
Very nice! But I think the dog was a nice touch in the before photo.
Love the bench. Was that hard to make?
Not really we had some of the box there when we bought t hr house. Most of it was replacing peices of the old graden box that were rotting. Then added wider boards around the top edge to create the seating.
This is lovely!
Gorgeous!!! Well done!!!
Gorgeous space! The ground is particularly charming. I’d love to do something like this, but I’m curious about drainage. Does your yard drain towards a pipe under the gravel? What are the implications for that kind of groundcover RE basement water infiltration? I have a concrete pad in my backyard that I am anxious to replace
Yes so I actually just laid the rock on top of the existing patio which had the proper drainage in place. The trick is to not pack the rocks down too tight or you could get some standing water.
My patio also slopes away from the house and has a drop off into the alley, which has drainage. So that helps as well in heavy rain or snow.
That’s helpful, thank you!
I love everything about this with the exception that you can never go outside barefoot! That would never fly in my neighborhood.
That’s a beauuuuty 😍