Total Transformation!!

When we built our first home in Greenville the builders put seed down in the backyard and unfortunately the seed never took.  That left us with a huge yard in Greenville that we could never afford to sod so we just grew weeds and eventually, when those weeds were cut short, it looked like grass.  So when we knew we would be buying a house again one of my criteria was to have an established back yard.  Well, as we went through the process of finding our next house it became clear that I would have to give and take on a few things, our yard being one of those things.  A few months ago Charles and I started talking about a few upgrades we wanted to do around here and I knew that my #1 priority was to upgrade and transform our backyard.  At the end of last summer we bought an amazing play set for the boys to enjoy and I knew that adding mulch around the play set and putting in grass would make our yard that much better for the boys.  We did our research and ended up choosing a great company to come in and do the work for us.  This past weekend Charles worked hard on putting a wooden border around the play set to keep the mulch separated from the grass.  I think he did a great job.. the guys that came in on Monday even said the same thing!  Charles also removed the concrete decorative border that the previous owners had put down... I couldn't stand that stuff so it was so nice to see it gone.  Then it was up to the crew to till everything up, put down top soil, lay the sod and spread the mulch.  Right now we are in the "water twice a day" phase and I will be happy when the grass takes and you can't see the seams anymore but already it's proving to be so great for the big boys.

Before the work began... one big sandbox with a few weeds here and there!

The difference is huge!!!!  I am so thankful that the boys can go out back now, play and get sweaty and not come in as two big dirt balls!!

Looks good, huh?!!