Backyard Demo, Take 2

We are finally getting underway on our next home project: The Great Backyard/Landscaping Project of 2008!.

We've been working with our Landscape Design Architects since January. We had the backyard initially cleared of most of the plants and trees in late February, leaving only two trees that we were considering keeping.

Having the yard cleared back then really helped us get a better sense of the space. We found out that the large tree was in pretty bad shape, so we decided to cut it down. The palm tree is actually in great shape, so we decided to incorporate it into the new design.

We took our time, and worked on the design from January through July. We sent the designs out to 3 different contractors and hired a landscape contractor last month.

The job will start off slow: we'll have the yard cleared again today. We'll be keeping the palm tree, and the railroad ties (to make access easier for the time being) then will mark out the yard next week. We've had a lot of rain, and a lot of sunshine since the yard was first cleared in February, so the weeds have really grown and run wild! I expect the dumpster that's been left in front of our house will be filled by the end of the day.

The real work will begin on Monday, September 29th. The target completion date is Friday, November 7th. We'll see how it all goes!