Shed Project Phase 2

Once our shed was assembled, we realized we needed to address the landscaping. There is about a foot and half between the shed and our fence on two sides. As I mentioned here, I ran weed guard along both sides before the walls went up on the shed. We knew we would likely just end up throwing mulch down in these areas. 

We had a bunch of left over Old Castle stones from previous backyard projects that we planned to use to frame out the shed. We started by laying it out. Due to the fact that the paving stones were curved, this took quite a few tries to get it how we wanted it. 

After deciding on a layout, Tim set to work removing the grass and making sure the bricks were level. 

Then it was my turn to lay weed guard in these areas.Tim hates laying this so it is always my default project. Then it was a trip to Lowe's to pick out plants. We couldn't decide on anything we both liked so we headed to Home Depot. We both loved the Eugenia Topiary we planted in the front of the house so we couldn't resist a smaller version for the back. 

Oh and the price tag on the smaller version was more reasonable at $20/each. 


And we picked up some inexpensive Liriope (4 @ $1.98 each), 3 outdoor solar lights (3 for $10) to match our existing landscaping, and a few bags of red bark mulch. 

This left the shed looking like this:

The grass was looking a little rough in this picture but it has since recovered! 

Its slowly coming along! Phase three is to add a window to the front door, run the electric and add two lights above the Eugenia. I may also add a window box to the side window...if the husband will let me! 


Phase 2 Budget- $70 as we already had the stones on hand. 


OH...and Lily (who is still a puppy) had a blast stealing Tim's gloves whenever he took a break.