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May 14, 2018 by D9

Week 4 – Yard Transformation Challenge

Hi, Hi, Hi,

Welcome to Week 4 of the Yard Transformation challenge, hosted by my friend Nat at Simple family crazy life

Week 1|Week 2|Week 3|Week 4|Week 5|Week6

Fence

I’m super excited to say that we have completed staining our fence!!! Yay. We did this in pieces. I pressure washed portions as I was ready to stain them. I started by doing the hardest parts first. The back fence is shorter, but has that horrible lattice top that I HATE.  It’s awful to paint. I had to work around the roses and existing flowers, so I opted to get these parts done first, and saved the panels without any obstructions for last. This is when Greg decided to help with the staining…hmmmm.  We ended up going with the BEHR Semi-Transparent Stain. Here are a couple of shots of the finished fence and planters.

stain the fence with Behr cappuccino semi transparent stain for yard transformation challenge 2018. #yardtransformations2018

stain the fence with Behr cappuccino semi transparent stain for yard transformation challenge 2018. #yardtransformations2018

Here is what this planter looks like in July when the Lillies are in bloom. This is 2 months after the above photo

Lillies, trumpet Lillies, yard transformation challenge. pink Lillies

stain the fence and planters with Behr cappuccino semi transparent stain for yard transformation challenge 2018. #yardtransformations2018

 

Strawberries

Here is the strawberry garden update. We lost 2 of them, but no worries, these guys propagate like crazy, so in a few months this bed should be all filled up. I’ll drop in another update later. Also, it’s super hard to grow grass under here, because it’s always in the shade, so I bought some dense grass seed by Scott’s. Hopefully it will fill in. Stay tuned for updates. By the way I’m thinking about moving the little cherry blossom tree to a better location, I think the original owner planted the tree first, and then added to raised bed after.

planting the strawberry patch for yard transformation challenge 2018. #yardtransformations2018.

Adding colour

I did a quick pop of extra colour by adding this beautiful hanging basket. I may add a couple more.  I love these super cool hooks that pop into the top of the post cap. Add a pop of instant colour with a hanging basket. I love this hook for the planter

 

I will also be adding some instant colour with annuals but haven’t made that trip to the store yet. Right now the yard is FULL of greenery, and I’ just waiting for everything to burst forth!! It should be pretty amazing by week 6!!!!!

This big plump peony bud is just ready to burst forth for spring

 

It’s a bit of a short update this week. But getting the fence stained used up most of my time. But I have some BIG updates  planned for the next 2 weeks. Please come back and check in. It’s really starting to look fabulous in the back yard.

See you next week

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  1. Misty | Simple Organized Lifestyle says

    May 17, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    Fencing and yard looks great, can’t wait to see what the strawberries look like in a few weeks!

    Reply
    • D9 says

      May 18, 2018 at 8:46 am

      Thanks Misty. They are already growing like crazy, I love picking warm strawberries from the garden!

      Reply
    • Sarah says

      July 25, 2018 at 4:52 am

      What color Behr stain did you use?

      Reply
      • D9 says

        August 16, 2018 at 3:09 pm

        Hi Sarah,
        It’s cappuccino semi-transparent.

        Reply
  2. Kristen says

    May 18, 2018 at 6:23 am

    So much work, but so worth it! Your newly stained fence looks stunning!

    Reply
    • D9 says

      May 18, 2018 at 8:44 am

      Thanks Kristen, I struggled with colour choices, but I love it 🙂

      Reply
  3. Nat says

    May 20, 2018 at 10:40 pm

    Love the fence colour! And you lilies “need” some serious division! I wish we were living closer to you so I could help you with that (aka stealing some from you 😉).
    Your garden looks gorgeous already!

    Reply
    • D9 says

      May 25, 2018 at 8:32 am

      Thanks Nat. Truthfully they are a bit crowded. Since this is the first year in the yard, I am deciding what stays and what goes. But I love lilies, so I think they will stay. I suppose I could send some over to you on the BC Ferries 🙂

      Reply

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