Even though I&#8217ve been doing work difficult on the laundry room lately (here&#8217s a sneak peek of the most recent update, but far more to come quickly!), the trees coming down last month and the enhance in temperatures have me contemplating about exterior tasks a whole lot. Even though I&#8217m not however ready to pull the set off on any one venture in particular (my allergy symptoms are retaining me indoors for the next couple of weeks, and I won&#8217t start on these till the shelves &amp counter are all carried out in the laundry room&#8230 so shut!) I did want to share with you some inspiration I&#8217ve been pinning recently.

1. Tree bench

There&#8217s only one particular remaining tree in the back yard soon after getting rid of the rest back in March, and I&#8217d really like to see it searching more purposeful. So lately, I&#8217ve been considering about what a tiny bench would look like at the foot of the tree, like the examples below.

Not only would it add some seating, but would make the yard appear far more inviting to a guest (and how wonderful is that suspended book shelf idea?). I truly like the idea of adding some plants under the bench too, but with my brown thumb, I may possibly just want to stick to gravel or mulch. I located a great tutorial from This Outdated Residence, which makes me all the much more confident that I&#8217ll be seeing this project come to fruition this summertime.

2. Outdoor Lights

I have often wished string lights in the yard. I just enjoy the soft and cozy feeling it adds. Plus, I&#8217m willing to bet that it makes any yard, even mine, look dressed up (don&#8217t feel me? the following time you see a rather picture of outside string lights, cover up the prime part in which the lights are displayed&#8230 it practically constantly takes the &#8220it&#8221 issue away). Maybe I&#8217ll commence by operating some lights out to the remaining tree after the bench is in spot.

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three. Landscaping along the fence

Last but not least, I&#8217d like to create a real and workable landscaping prepare for the back yard. With the removal of all but one of my pine trees, it&#8217s type of like hitting a reset button on the concepts I&#8217ve had prior to. All of the shade I used to count on is no longer there, which opens the door to new landscaping possibilities. The very first key hurdle will be moving the huge mound of soil and tree mulch from the area that when had all of the trees, but after that, I&#8217ll need to pick an spot and commence digging (practically). I feel one particular of the first locations that could truly use some aid is the correct side of the yard, where my neighbors have left their fence to rot. Not awesome, and not usually pictured on this weblog, but also not well worth acquiring into some type of discussion with my neighbor about it (soon after all, my yard is hardly the envy of the neighborhood!). So the simplest remedy is to uncover one thing that masks it a small. Right here&#8217s an older pic from some yard cleanup I did a year and a half ago the place you can see the fence I&#8217m talking about:

I believe a pretty great resolution is to install some raised backyard beds (which are rather low cost and effortless to create) and some flowering shrubs of some variety that can tolerate the shade/sun mix on that side (neighboring trees that aren&#8217t in my yard nonetheless keep this spot shaded in the afternoon). Or, I could nix the backyard beds and merely plant one thing that doesn&#8217t require any upkeep, like Annabelle hydrangeas (as you may well currently know, I Really like hydrangeas of all types), or knockout roses (whom I&#8217ve been informed by one reader needs practically zero upkeep). But nevertheless, I do feel the raised bed can make things a minor nicer. The yellow knockout range are a favourite of mine in distinct.

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I don&#8217t prepare to actually try out out herbs &amp greens in this spot, so the lack of total sun should not be as well significantly of a issue. But then again, I don&#8217t have a green thumb, so these are still just ideas kicking close to in my brain!

That&#8217s about it for now, but I think these 3 concepts are in the best spots for what to do about the yard this summer time. As usually, landscaping is a slow-moving monster, so I&#8217m doing my ideal to consider of modest ideas that will sooner or later include up to one awesomely entertaining outdoor space. What landscaping projects do you have planned this summer time?

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