From Ugly to Pretty

 Remember this photo from the golf course?

The above one, of course!

 Doesn't look much like this, does it?

This is one side of our backyard in Pinetop...

Pretty, yucky, huh?

The backyard has been ignored, in order

to make the front yard more beautiful...

Plus,

We did not have a vision for the back

We do not entertain here....

obviously...

but we never would.

The front has all the

entertaining spaces.

 Seeing those aspens

gave me inspiration..

I was sick of looking at this,

 even though it is only seen

outside our bedroom doors.

So, we are on the move...

Nine Aspens now and one Maple

have been planted in the back. New 

gravel placed all over.

We are waiting on pavers that match

the front patio to make a landing

off the back steps and in the side yard, 

a place for the garbage cans.

All those ugly other terra cotta things 

are out of there!

For now, there is a path from the 

steps, to the gate, made with the vintage round

concrete pavers. 

Not sure if we will keep them. I

might mosaic them or we will put

in a paver sidewalk...

Still thinking about this..

And, of course,

one thing leads to another..

The below, along the street,

in the front, has turned into

This ...

 And I could not resist showing

a picture of some of the roses in

full bloom!

 Hope your life is as fragrant and beautiful

as these roses!