Before and After Backyard

Last week, I posted a before and after photos of my front yard here. Today, I wanted to share some photos of the progress on our back yard. And since j'adore seeing before and after transformations, you'll see some random b/a projects then the last photos are from my own backyard.

European Theme Backyard ~ Before

After

Beach Theme Backyard ~ Before

After

(Photos above courtesy of HGTV.com)

My backyard ~ Before (a bit tired and dull)

After

Remember my post from last week about the Blessed Mary? Here is the result of that project...my new Mary garden.

I found this Our Lady of Lourdes grotto statue at an antique shop in Solana Beach. The back of the statue has a trademark that reads "Panna & Co 1922". Does anyone know about this company? Just curious because I really want to know the origins of this statue.

Isn't she lovely?

My patio

Newly planted Manila Mango tree. Hmmm...maybe after 20 years, we'll have some tasty fruit

Do you see the wee birdie perching on the branch?

Following the same wee bird now searching for food on the ground

And the same wee bird now bathing on the top right side. Finches j'adore this fountain!

I'm really luvin' mon petit jardin right now. Especially mon cheri and moi did most of the work ourselves. Still have a lot to do like replacing the fence, etc. but for now, we're both happy with the results!

And for more outdoor inspirations, let's visit Ms. Susan, our lovely host of OW!