Tearing it up....

The heat makes me crazy mad.... I hate it..... so whats a girl to do? Why, tear up her yard of course. I decided that I wanted a lagoon in my backyard. Yep, a lagoon. We tore out some of our deck so that I can create a step down lagoon... its going to look fabulous once I'm finished with it. Here you can see the beginning of it.... what a mess. The right side with the retaining stones is all that I've accomplished so far....

I am putting in weed barrier and a drip system before laying down some black wood chips. Slow going, but well worth the end result of not having to weed the planters and water daily with a hose.

One of my friends recently gave me the green locker/trunk pictured below. I love the distressed look it has...
 
My co-shared cat Puss-Puss enjoys hanging out on a pirate chest I've stuck in the yard. Below this chest I'm going to have a small rock fountain.

 I bought this fountain at the Depot.... $200 bucks.... eh gawds, is that what these things cost these days? sheesh..... I am hoping I can get it to look at least somewhat semi natural in the lagoon area.

I have been looking online at different paving ideas. I have decided to stick with using bricks, this serves two purposes... it will match what I have in my yard already, and I can use all the bricks I have stacked on my side yard. I also want to make a large compass in the center of the bricks in this area... it is nothing but an idea at this point, but its on my list!
big hugs,