We have been working on our backyard a lot lately, since the weather out here is so nice. The plan is to make it an extension of the house 8 months out of the year. Most recently, Craig built a deck, and we both planted re-tipped photinias, herbs, and lavender. But what we did not count on was a mini- tornado (aka. dust devil) blowing through our yard lifting up our new umbrella, table, and chairs up over our brick wall - with a crash landing in the neighbors driveway. Ouch! The umbrella is Ka-put (yet already replaced) and the table, luckily had only scratches. But still, this puts the backyard into recovery mode. If I had the cash to due everything in one shot here are some things that would create my ultimate dream oasis:
