Now that Spring has arrived, we are ready to start working on our backyard. When we first bought the house in 10/09, we did a lot of clean up in the back. Recently, we had one of the Oak trees removed from the planter box - as much as I hate to remove trees, the two trees were competing for sunlight and one was growing over our neighbor's yard. Now the back corner has more light and the neighbor is happy!
Funny story - We had a low-hanging wire in the far right corner of the yard, which PG&E told us was a "dead" phone line. It was literally three feet from the ground so George decided to cut it a couple of weeks ago. Two days later, AT&T was at our door asking for access to our yard. Apparently, the neighbor behind us was having phone trouble. George cut their phone line! Whoops!
After the heavy storms in February and March, our pool fence is falling over. Now, we are working on removing the brick planter box and replacing the pool fence. We are also building a garden - we are constructing 4 - 8 ft x 3 ft raised beds to grow veggies and flowers.
Brick Planter Before
Orange Tree & Oleander Before & After Pruning
Planter Demo Begins - George went to Home Depot and came home with a 16-pound sledgehammer. I feared for his safety! Someone he managed to avoid crushing any body parts. We are removing the crumbling brick and concrete in preparation for the new fence.
Leaning Pool Fence & A View of the House
More debris to haul away - time to call Sergio!
George got tired...
Future Garden 
Future Garden
I can't wait to have my raised beds! Trooper and I have planted seeds that are almost ready for transplant- zucchini, pumpkin, corn, and carrots!
Stage 1
Garden - Stage 2
We've planted broccoli and tomatoes in the existing planter box.
Pool Area Before New Fence
