Landscape?

We really didn't do much in the yard. The newly added French door needs a step to go down into the backyard. 12 pieces of concrete blocks (8-in x 8-in x 16-in) were lined up side by side (with the 8-in x 8-in side facing out, 8-in x 16-in side facing side) on top of weed-blocking fabric and sand, the same way we fixed the patio brick floor. And then, 4 rows of new bricks were laid down in front of the row of concrete blocks, surrounded by an area of river pebbles. It turned out to be a nice little patio area in its own right, outside the master bedroom. (Note: The concrete blocks are hollow. Daddy put some wood blocks in the hole; see the rightmost block in the picture. Guess daddy was afraid that some day a rodent or raccoon family might make the holes their little home :-)


We planted a row of Wax Leaf Privet behind the garage and the 2 bedrooms on that same side, as privacy screen when they grow to reasonable height. Lily on the Nile were also planted in the back and the front, along with some annual flowers in front of the house. The Bamboo bushes were cleaned out as they were really growing too fast and too wildly.