Here are a few photos of the small improvements we've made to the back yard this year-- bamboo screening, a new compost bin and stepping stones.
It might not look like much in the photos-- the green doesn't show up and it's hard to tell that there is a tree canopy above-- but we really enjoy watching birds in our tiny backyard woodland-garden, and fixing some of the more unsightly bits makes it a little easier on the eyes and more peaceful.
Before:
After this year's improvements:
FANCY NEW COMPOST BIN: I tried for 4 years to grow enough holly to hide the compost pile, but since that hasn't worked (and it was so difficult to turn the pile that we'd get behind and tree roots would grow up through it), I gave up and installed a better looking and MUCH more functional compost bin that I won't even try to hide. It should weather to the same color as the fence.
The old compost pile:
New double-bin with removable cedar slats in front:
BAMBOO SCREEN: I'm really excited to have the neighbor's ugly privacy-screen covered up with a more natural-looking material! We used a roll of tiki-bar-looking bamboo fencing and attached it to the neighbor's chain link fence with tiny zip ties. It should weather to the same color as the fence, as well.
Area husband helping to install bamboo screen:
Stay tuned for photos of our next big project-- attempting to re-create the missing built-in cabinets between our living and dining room...
It might not look like much in the photos-- the green doesn't show up and it's hard to tell that there is a tree canopy above-- but we really enjoy watching birds in our tiny backyard woodland-garden, and fixing some of the more unsightly bits makes it a little easier on the eyes and more peaceful.
Before:
After this year's improvements:
FANCY NEW COMPOST BIN: I tried for 4 years to grow enough holly to hide the compost pile, but since that hasn't worked (and it was so difficult to turn the pile that we'd get behind and tree roots would grow up through it), I gave up and installed a better looking and MUCH more functional compost bin that I won't even try to hide. It should weather to the same color as the fence.
The old compost pile:
New double-bin with removable cedar slats in front:
BAMBOO SCREEN: I'm really excited to have the neighbor's ugly privacy-screen covered up with a more natural-looking material! We used a roll of tiki-bar-looking bamboo fencing and attached it to the neighbor's chain link fence with tiny zip ties. It should weather to the same color as the fence, as well.
Area husband helping to install bamboo screen:
Stay tuned for photos of our next big project-- attempting to re-create the missing built-in cabinets between our living and dining room...
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