New patio

While we were away camping our landscaper finally finished our new patio! This is our one big house project this year and it was something that needed to be done because half of the old concrete patio was ripped up when we did our house renovation last year.

Here is what it looked like this spring:

Pretty sad right? And quite the muddy mess whenever it rained.

Here is what we were going for (sort of):

I happened to be home on the day that they started work because Wes was sick so I got to take a few "during" pictures.

Pouring sand

Leveled and pounded down sand

The next day the landscapers worked to install the Unilock pavers that look like bricks

Then they put in the white border and put together the arbor

Next they came back with plants- two big hydrangeas on each side of the arbor

New sod after leveling the ground (the lawn was too high)

New plants- tall grasses to the right, boxwoods to the left to hide the huge A/C

Finally, the final new patio with our new patio furniture!

Sorry for the rainy picture but this is looking out from our window in our family room

In the fall I will move two clematis plants from the backyard to each side of the arbor for some color. Izzy picked out banana cream shasta daisy plants for alongside of the garage which add some nice color as well. When the hydrangeas bloom they will look great, and then later this summer the rose of sharon tree on the right will bloom for a while. 

It's so nice to have a nice, new patio!