Sights and Sounds: A Yard Metamorphosis

It's not quite finished yet, but I couldn't resist posting a video of our new front yard waterfall so you can hear what it sounds like. Eventually, it will look much more natural, with various sizes of rock beneath it and a creekbed winding its way from the waterfall down the slight hill toward the driveway. I like the sight and sound of the waterfall so much that I've decided that we need to build a small patio area nearby with two wrought iron chairs and a small table (to hold our margaritas) so we can really enjoy the peaceful sights and sounds.

And the backyard... hoo-boy! It got completely torn up this morning and the entire half-acre or so of lawn was decimated and dumped into the forest. It's about time we tore up this lawn. In fact, you could hardly call it lawn anymore; it had really become one big sheet of moss. So the plan is to smooth out the grade, bring in a bunch of top soil, replant a beautiful green lawn, and surround the whole thing with very Pacific Northwest-looking shredded bark interspersed with a few large native-growing ferns. Within a few weeks, this place should look completely transformed. I can hardly wait!