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Originally Posted by oakshadows
A BIG pat on the back for both of you. It is very pretty and nicely arranged. Was this of your design or help from a landscaper? If you two did all of the work you are surely tired. Now if the weather cooperates you can enjoy a nice fall outside.
Thanks and post pics when the yard grows a little more.
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Thanks! No help, the design was all mine. We hand painted all the concrete items (statues, benches, etc), hand built the firepit, pilings, etc, hand dug all the plant holes, hand carted the mulch....we did it all.
You can't see a lot of minute things from the pics either, such as the many statues placed around and some of the plants that didn't get to full bloom (hibiscus, colocasia, alocasia, etc.) It lights up pretty nice at night. All solar lighting. There are outdoor speakers out there run from garage. The poles for the hammocks and pilings were telephone poles delivered by the city, and MAN are those things HEAVY!!! We have a few more of those as well. Eventually, we be replacing the gazebo with an actual fully built tiki ut and bar. There will be horsehoe pits off to the side and everything as well. We just ran out of time.
More plans for next year, and cannot wait for the jungle to fill in! The young palms will grown in eventually too and give the whole area a tropical vibe.