When we bought our house five years, we knew that our backyard would need some work. Despite our efforts (and those of previous owners), it has been impossible to get grass to grow. And with Molly (our dog), the girls, and all of the daycare kids, we have even less grass. To make matters worse, every time it rains our backyard turns into a swamp and we can't use it for days. Our solution to the muddy mess was to mulch the majority of the yard.
We started by adding a couple play areas for the kids last summer.
Then my mom gave us about 30 rectangle paving stones that were no longer working with her landscaping. We used them the to cover up Molly's running path make a path from gate the deck stairs. With the addition of a few clearance plants it and more mulch, it turned out really well.
In May of this year it rained almost every day or at least it seemed that way. Twice we ended up with standing water when it rained over 4 inches in two hours.
We considered adding a patio or a stone fire pit to take care of the mud pit, but ended up just buying a firepit and mulching most of the remaining yard the area around it. Our backyard was almost complete. The final touch was to replace our rotten and partially destroyed fence. We decided on a 6 foot pressure treated pine privacy fence. We are so happy with our decision. It is like our own little oasis back there, where everyone can enjoy themselves. Molly might be the only one unhappy with the new fence since she can no longer see out, but we are loving it!
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