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Patio Perfection…finally!

Patio Perfection…finally!

Last updated on: May 4, 2012 at 3:15 pm by Jennifer Fancher

Patio Perfection…finally! 2012-05-04T15:15:00-05:00 Jennifer Fancher

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Vegas is NOT known for it’s large backyards. Let’s face it, if you don’t have a pool, then you really don’t want to hang out in the desert heat of the summer. Our backyard has evolved since the 3 years we moved in. Let’s start with the bare bones beginning.

Don’t be hatin’ on my humongo yard! This was right after we moved in.

We added some grass. Being a displaced Kentucky girl, I had to have some bluegrass for my backyard and it’s a cinch to cut. We temporarily put a trampoline in the back for the boys.

We added plants for privacy. That’s a public path behind my house, so we planted Confederate Star Jasmine along the back wall in hopes that it will eventually bring us privacy. I still wasn’t pleased with the yard, so we removed the trampoline which didn’t really work with the Vegas heat either!

We found some blocks at our local builder superstore…

loaded them up…

and started building a firepit.

Sorry for the dark pic, but it’s the only in process that we took.

We inserted a premade firepit inside the blocks and we moved around some flagstone pavers to provide a base for our chairs.

This is right after we finished last fall. We planted more jasmine to climb the AWFUL cinder block wall and it’s already beginning to grow!

Here it is today. Notice the Jasmine!

It’s also starting to fill in along the fence in the back, giving us more privacy from the path.

We added a fountain next to the house.

Love my bottlebrush!

Everything is starting to fill in. The Jasmine on the opposite wall has completely filled in. The fence is taking a bit longer, but started climbing this year.

Now we can enjoy fires at least 3 seasons of the year. My next project is to build an insert for the firepit during the summer to act as a table top.

Last weekend we strung lights and it gives a nice glow to the yard.

A great improvement that only took us 3 years!

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