Very exciting things occur in the “backyard” at the present time as we enter the second stage of landscape building (which we postponed for a few years to save and learn). The main goals of this stage were set in this blog post, but basically it reduced the size of the sports stadium (for more green/useless space) and adding an outdoor kitchen/barbecue area under covered monitoring. It is a lot, but it is going well and fast! I am grateful to give you all updates today.
We rented Dennis’ 7 Dees at this stage of landscape design – we were very tense to the stagnation bone in the sports field without breaking its rest and put my mind in a comfort. After that, Eric (one of their heads designers) reached a factory and factory plan that would include sitting areas similar to the park (picnic tables) surrounded by bushes (more evergreen than we have now).

Basically, we added more BlueSTONE Modole Stone, which is exposed to two podiums for excursion tables. We have a lot of families that ended with a spoon in the backyard (think about Frat House for families) so we needed more places to hang, but not in an official way. I can’t tell you how better it looks like every time I look abroad. I am pleased. Also, the tremendous screaming of Dennis 7 Dees – its speed and communication and professional efficiency was incredible. It was granted that they were able to put a crew in this position (benefit from installing February when they were slightly busy) but they were done with most of the works within a little more than two weeks (we haven’t done so completely yet, but waiting for the warmer weather to plant alfalfa and then it should grow). These pictures were taken last week, and they literally planted everything the next day. Then add irrigation and lighting.
What we plant

This time was about 70 % of my heartbeat – while I love a lot we have all over the home (beautiful perennial), in winter months, everything is very cut (which is good because it is incredible in the spring – early autumn). But I wanted more happiness in the winter. Erik chose all plants from Monrovia (high -quality plants, grown locally, etc.) and we have a mixture of greenery and spring/summer, (including some of the heart beads really like the sun).


For those interested, I will run a factory as soon as the final menu is in (they still add more to another area around the pool and switch some of these opinions for all our opinions).

Brian, and I often trust in Eric and Dennis 7 Dees Crews – they know Oregon, and they know what will flourish in different seasons here, and while I love some plants a lot, I do not want my opinion to be affected by what it will really flourish here. Once, in the past, I was more critical about the desire for what I love, but this time I gave all my confidence. They will also maintain maintenance, so I feel very good hands that if nothing succeeds or flourishes, we have an easy connection to change it.

Erik is inspired by what we have around the house that is more evergreen and implemented it here (under the trees, if they need a lower sun). We always love a mixture of lighter vegetables and darkness (sometimes you can read dark vegetables as a brown in winter IMHO), then I love warm warm pink and sounds (such as purple purple, but more eggplant flowers) and always white flowers. I am really open to learning, even when we start treating some other areas, I can do it more myself and repeat what is really the work here.


I can’t say enough thanks to Eric and Dennis 7 Dees Crew – I admire the entire process – with great focus on amazing communication, professional and speed efficiency. If you have not rented a landscape team before it resembles the interior design, meaning that you will not believe the amount of time and employment (and thus the budget), it is necessary to implement it well, so if you are in Portland and are looking for a strong team to repair the landscape, I am highly recommended. When it comes to big things like Hardscape, irrigation, and lighting – there was no way in which I could assemble them together, so making them run the entire project an absolute dream.
Large trees today … literally …

With the addition of picnic tables, we need more shade – and as you know I love trees more than anything else. Two years ago, we bought from large trees today and loved them all – they are growing ripe trees in Oregon, then they come and plant you and ensure the tree’s health for a year (assuming that you are signing their watering contract).



We asked, and planted, 3 Katwras, which was 3 1/2 of the caliphate (so a larger size trunk than newborns) is about 18 ′. We pay for 5 years of growth, and we put more teenagers from children. It was about $ 2500 each (including agriculture), which is a lot, but also remember that they were planting them for years on their possessions, taking care of them, cultivating them for you, etc. I think if you look at your yard and I hope you have a big tree, this is a way to turn it very quickly (they have a lot of $ 1,000 – 1,200 dollars, too – not large but there is still a lot of the tree you will get.
Monitor update

This is very exciting. My new brother (screaming by Nick and Kane has rented at AFORE CONSTRUCTIONG) to defame us. We wanted/we needed a covered barbecue area (not because Oregonians Barbieu in the rain a lot – although we are taking food a lot even in the winter, but mostly to protect everything from elements and save shadow (that is why we have chosen monitoring on the vehicles, now we are facing everything, we use everything, so we use everything, we are facing everything.

Of course, Gazebos does not rise in only one day – they have to excavate, put them on foot (concrete pour), functions, then large beams, tongue, groove, ceiling, electricity, plumbing and gas. Then the monitoring drew a stain on the deck. It is all something! They are now over and they should be well to go to Easter. Wah!

The next steps … the kitchen
We have requested our RTA kitchen (ready for assembly, building a solid -resistant cement) and the entire installation must occur within two weeks. I will publish a full blog about the external kitchen, especially RTA soon (we share and partnership), but we are very excited about everything. We really invest in long -term materials, with a lot of wear and rain. All in all, we feel very good hands. Between Dennis’ 7 Dees (Design, Implementation and Maintenance), the above -mentioned construction (balcony), and large trees today (big trees :)) and RTA (grill/outdoor kitchen) We are crucified and I never felt care (I don’t just say that, they were completely not valid with everyone).
It seems really great now after all planted and make sure it is small, but only the lack of this huge sports court (i.e. a cement cars) makes me happy. Oh, and you are betting that we will finally come back to appear on the pickled ball stadium – just need a 5 -day break in the rain

*Pictures of Citlin Green