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We have been renovating our home for around 6 months now and although we have a long way to go (total understatement) I felt like it was time to makeover the back yard. The kids have been brilliant living in our old quirky house and I wanted to extend their play area to include this back section.
I have big plans for this rectangle of dirt and mess and it's something that will take a little time to achieve so I'm going to call this post PART ONE.
Well, I'll tell you anyway 😂
We plan to build a planter box and sandpit which I will take you through in this post.
The next phase will be to build a live wall to cover our neighbours beloved ( and ugly fence). He is very sensitive about anything touching his fence and we want to ensure anything we build creates a screen.
I also want to add a greenhouse and some water tanks to the area between the sandpit and the carport.
Once we had cleared off all of the building materials and scrap we were able to see the space in a different way.
Once the boxes are built add your sand and/or your dirt and your plants.
My planter is in full sun and thankfully lavendar loves the sun so I have planted a lot of different types of lavendar plants in the hopes that I will find a plant that loves the Brisbane heat. Added bonus - it's a good plant to discourage mosquitoes.
It still looks a little messy as we are yet to complete phase 2 but at least the kids hav a wonderful sandpit to play in and they've been very excited about helping me with the flowers.
Claire & Derek
Inst | @renowayoflife
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What a wonderful project, @Renowayoflife! I trust your kids are pleased with their new play area and the garden bed looks fabulous. I can't wait to follow along with this project, as it sounds like you will achieve some amazing results.
I look forward to your updates, and well done so far.
Mitchell
Thank you @MitchellMc
I will keep you updated and let you know how it turns out.
Thanks you so much!
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