I need to start hanging out at Lowes more often. Then maybe I’ll run into Ahmed Hassan from HGTV’s Yard Crashers and he can come spruce up our boring backyard. It currently leaves something to be desired.

As you can see, there isn’t much there except a concrete slab and a tree. The builder was nice enough to plant the only tree that currently calls our backyard its home. They were supposed to plant two trees out front, but somehow only one was planted out front and the other ended up in the backyard. Eventually we will add more trees to both yards.

Although the builder removed all the trees before we built, the house that is directly behind us still has a bunch of old beautiful trees. The people that own the house behind us also put up a large white fence that lines our property. The fence has its perks because it offers some privacy to our backyard.

We don’t use the backyard right now, but one day I hope it will look something like this:

We are thinking about building a deck by the back window and then expanding the concrete slab by adding some beautiful pagers around it. I would also like to add a vegetable garden and some elevated landscaping. Lastly, I love the look of the fire rocks so we’ll need a place for one of those as well! We’ve also talked about a second floor deck wit a patio under it. So many ideas!

So this dream backyard may take a few years to finally finish, but I’m looking forward to seeing the progress. Right now we have a clean slate to start with so the possibilities are endless.

I also need to get a handle on the jungle garden out front, but that’s a post for another day. In the meantime, I need to get to Lowes so I can find Ahmed Hassan. He’s bound to show up eventually!