It is finished

Clay and I actually finished the deck project a couple of days ago. But this week I started my summer internship and Clay started his summer course and we're dog sitting for a friend of mine so everything has been a bit hectic. But without further ado here is the finished product!

Before... well kind of we had already laid out the border when I thought to take a picture

Another before looking towards the street

Here are the materials we used. Seriously, 2 guys showed up and unloaded all of this in slightly less than an hour.

Slightly less than 3 tons of dirt

300 sq feet of rock

Of course no project is complete without an injury. Here is my massive blood blister I received when I hit my finger with the rubber mallet I was using to pound down the border. Yes it hurt!

Garden area mock up

And last but not least the finished product. We haven't completed the rock wall for the garden (that will be sometime next weekend) but the patio is done.

Walkway from the driveway to the back. The little bush is hopefully going to grow up and somewhat hide the ugly meter from view!

View from the gate. The little plant in the middle is Clay's attempt at home grown tomatoes. We'll see how that goes. We still need to find a permanent home for them.

View from the backyard

View of the canas in the garden.

So that is probably more pictures than anybody wanted to see. Clay and I are pleased with our little patio. Now I just have to find some patio furniture. Nothing big. We're not hosting dinner parties here. It's more of place to sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine in the evening!