Backyard

Mom and Dad,
Here are some of the things we did in the back yard to get in ready for the wedding reception.

Here is a "wall garden" of succulents that Matt and I put together. He then built a frame to go around each garden and painted the frames in yellow and purple to go with the garden chairs.


Of course there would be a garden even if there was no wedding. I feel like I'm in a Beatrix Potter book watching Mr. McGregor work.


One of the clever things Matt did was drill holes through all of our flower pots and then connect each one to the sprinkler system. He put bubblers in the middle of each pot and it has kept everything thriving and we don't have to worry about forgetting to water the pots.

During the rainy days of winter, Emily and I worked in the garage painting the old chairs shades of yellow. Matt built 3 new chairs and Emi and I painted them blue and purple. We added pillows and I'll have to take a picture. I love the color in the yard, it looks so cheerful.


Bob made several little glass butterflies to go in the pots and a large dragonfly for a garden box. I LOVE them.




Our dogwood was in bloom - a little strange for June.

Matt, the boys and his dad put in the fountain I gave him for Christmas.

Somehow Matt timed the roses to be in bloom perfectly for the reception night.




Matt and the boys took out the old wooden bridge and put in the stones and new rocks. We added a pot and it looks so nice.


I didn't take too many pictures the day and night of the reception. But everything looked lovely. We added lanterns and small lights around the yard. Look at Marie's blog "A New Family" for pictures of the wedding day. Hopefully I can find some more pictures of the yard the night of the reception. It was so fun.