Anyone who has been to our house knows the gay guy who owned the place before us LOVED to plant and garden - and he created an outdoor oasis in the back yard. Needless to say, it's been almost 4 years since we bought the house and with our schedules and lack of passion for yard work (oh and 2 years of back to back record-setting hurricane seasons which destroyed trees, landscape lighting, and 2 hot tub gazebos) the yard is a disaster.
We finally made the decision to get rid of a lot of what used to occupy the areas. First, a point of reference - when we bought the house:
After a hurricane (which one, eh who knows)
During and after most of the demo (and the HUGE piles out for trash tomorrow):
we also pressure washed the tile patio and bricks and I painted a fresh coat of white on the garage french doors.
Before the washing:
And now:
Doors (right one is the before, left represents the after)
And the things you find when you start to dig - there was a gorilla in the midst:
There were pavers behind the hot tub (apparently the guy also put an in-ground spa above ground and built a surround??)
And here's the result - our back yard is now essentially in the front. Wonder how much the city will cite us for this pile? Did I mention there is a smaller one on the other side too?
