Meh.
Posted: August 24th, 2010 | Filed under: DIY, Landscaping, Our Projects | Tags: pea gravel patio | 7 Comments »
So operation stucco will commence (perhaps) at the weekend…in the meantime, the patio shoveling is basically complete. After things settle, there might be some touch up, but for now…done.
The sad thing is… now that I can have some fun and get the furniture in, I’m not feelin’ it. I’ve dragged most of the available furniture up here and dragged it back down.
I want the butterflies to live here, and since we are a family of four, we really need at least 4 seats up here. I haven’t found more vintage flies yet. Everything else is variable. I thought I’d move the red chairs to the back and just have the loveseat and the flies… I dunno. I’ll keep rearranging….
The Things and I sat out here at sunset under the tree and read. For once, the outside temp was cool enough to truly enjoy. I think this new lounging area will be heaven for us once tweaked and finished.
Let’s play musical side tables, shall we?
Can you say Christmas? Blech. Back to the drawing board…
Oh, and in case you were worried about what we would do for exercise now that the patio gravel is down….
Yeah. That’s the rest of it, slated for other areas that interest me very little at the moment, but we need the parking spot back…so it must resume. $#!@.
okay, I KNOW you’re going to kill me for asking this, but………how far down is there dirt??????? And is it any good??
LJ- at the base of the tree and behind it…it’s right there…I’ll show a before and after once I’ve got it like I want it, but down by the walls the dirt is way down there which is why we had the large limestone to level it out before the final layer. Just in case you’re thinking what I think you’re thinkin’…HAYL NO I ain’t diggin it all out and planting it.
As for musical side tables, I like the second photo. I can totally picture 4 butterflies circling around one of your round tables with some potted plants or flowers… I had the afterthought of planting in areas of my gravel but unless it’s a plant that can grow in rocks it’s not happening! I bet you already tried this but how did the 2 flies and the loveseat look grouped together – flies on one side, table inbetween, and loveset facing the flies? you could make a little conversation area (outdoor living room style) and liven it up with some colorful (yet monochromatic) potted stuff. You’re gonna come up with something amazing as you have a great eye for design and such cool outdoor furniture to pick from!!!
HP – I agree with your scheme, I think that’s what will happen. I tried to give everyone a chair since the Things are into personal space at the mo, but they’ll have to learn how to sit together for the sake of a decent looking patio! The red chairs should go to the deck anyway since they do well on a firm surface..no table needed since you’re so close to the ground…
OK, OK!! I wasn’t suggesting digging it ALLL up, I would NEVA do that to Herculena of the gravel bucket brigade, I was just thinking that 2 or 3 sculptural round boxwoods of different sizes plopped down in that pea gravel could look totally awesome.
Another thought, since you obviously now must have the strength of a Northern Canadian lumberjack, would be to ground the center of this gravel patio either with some nice pieces of irregularly shaped flagstone OR for your more contemporary mind, a few concrete pavers.
Yes, I DO remember how many steps up that is, and I can see you flipping me off:)
yeah, it’s me again, and since my overworked and underfunded a** can’t do anything to my yard yet I thought I would ask for a photo from the bottom looking UP from the driveway, and also one shot patio level of the whole thing.
I saw your camera, and I KNOW the weather’s nice, sooooooo………..
Naw…I’m not flipping you off from the top of those 10 steps…I’m inviting you for a weekend of shoveling! Heh heh!