So, before moving back Jeremy and I made along list of projects we wanted to do on the house or just things we wanted to do once we were back. Well, the moving back in, unpacking, organizing took a little longer than both of us thought it would, but we finally tackled our only outdoor project on our list – replace the retaining wall around the tree in the backyard.
Before
Sorry, couldn’t locate the before photo, but it was ugly…and leaning.
Ugly wood removed…
At the end of day 1….ugly wood removed, base layer dug and leveled out, gravel down, first layer of stones in place and leveled. Already looks 10 times better than earlier that day.
We woke up early Sunday morning and put the rest of the stones in place before church. It started raining after we got home from church before Jeremy could fill in caps in front of the retaining wall, so he had to do it in the pouring rain so the rain wouldn’t create a rut and wash all our gravel away from under the wall. He was soaked!
Beautiful finished retaining wall. Now we just have to figure out what to plant up there by spring. Any suggestions?
Looks great - looking forward to seeing it. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteLooks great - nice work - looking forward to seeing it.
ReplyDeleteLooks great!! Does it get a lot of shade? If so, you could fill the whole thing with hostas. If not, daylilies are always a nice touch and are easy to take care of.
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