New Backyard and Patio

Hello everyone!  So, today the hubby and I took our dogs to ND to visit grandma for the next two weeks (we are leaving for a church conference later this week) and we finally got to lay our grass seed so I can officially say that the backyard is done.  Check out the before pictures below.  Basically we had to redo the backyard to prevent water from destroying our foundation.  The man in yellow is my hubby and our big dog Luigi hanging out in the backyard.

Now check out the new backyard!  We have already grilled and I added a raised vegetable garden with tomatoes, banana peppers, lettuce, and onions.  We also redid the front steps.  Don't mind my hose in the shots and wood chips everywhere.  Overall we are very pleased with the results.  We hired professionals to do the concrete, but everything else we did on our own.  Let me tell you that moving dirt and 5 cubic yards of mulch is extremely exhausting, but well worth the effort.  Don't mind the bare yard, we're growing our lawn from seed to keep the project on budget.  Until next time...
Blessings!

Rain garden of shrubs and native grasses.