We had a nice big yard at our old house, including a fenced-in portion. When we were looking for a new house, our only requirement in the yard department was that there was a safe place for kids to play. Whether that was fenced-in, or somewhere we could add a fence, or a quiet road - we had no specifications.
However, what we got exceeded any expectations, or even dreams. Check it out.
The backyard can be accessed through this archway/gate which is on the far side of the garage. (Also through a door from the garage and from the sun porch.) We have a padlock on the gate so that Jo can play in the backyard unsupervised and we don't have to worry about her escaping.
These pictures were actually taken last Spring, and that vine actually gets really beautiful and covered in white flowers (and bees!).
The previous owners did a beautiful job landscaping the backyard. It could have just been a hill, and instead they added pathways and almost created the feel of different rooms. It's a good-sized backyard, but it feels enormous because they used the space so well.
There are two of these stairway-type paths with the wooden stairs, plus one that has flat stones.
There's a little pergola up near the back fence, perfect for a couple of chairs. (Jo calls it the farm, because why not?)
Here's the view from the farm down to the back of our house. The white archway used to be a sensible location but it blew over in storm and we set it back up and now (a year later) it is officially dead.
There's a paved patio section just behind the house.
Hopefully you won't have to wait another year to see the front yard. :)
Love and Green,
Leah Joy
