Heights House Backyard Refresh + Landscaping Update
Last week, we celebrated our baby boy's first birthday with a backyard barbecue, surrounded by family and friends. It was a well composed and memorable day, made even…
Last week, we celebrated our baby boy's first birthday with a backyard barbecue, surrounded by family and friends.
It was a well composed and memorable day, made even more enjoyable with our newly refreshed patio space. Our yard has been admittedly underutilized since revamping our landscaping two years ago, but now that we have two active kiddos running around, we have been spending a lot more time outside.
We have been genuinely happy with our plant selection this second time around. The viburnum suspensum bushes along the fence and house have more than doubled in size and stayed green all year long.
Our DIY planter arborhas thrived with climbing star jasmine. Easily one of my favorite features of our backyard!
Over on the patio, our variegated bougainvillea are still growing strong on our easy DIY $40 trellis, although they do not get enough sun to produce many flowers.
Still obsessed with our realistic faux cedar shrubs, striped weatherproof doormat and DIY stone planters!
Our outdoor dining table and patio umbrella have also held up amazingly well after three years of Florida weather. I moved our original bistro chairs (now discontinued) to the Hacienda Hideaway, and replaced them with this similar setat a great price! Our last dining chairs still look brand new so I have high hopes for these as well.
The latest addition is this wicker conversation set, matching table and umbrella.
We finally have a comfortable lounge spot that can accommodate the whole family, and we plan to spend as much time as we can out here until the summer heat arrives!
Our pavers are US Paverscapes McKensie Blend, and they are looking much nicer now after pressure washing and applying polymeric sand. We did the entire patio in a few hours, and the process was unfussy. You can see the before/after difference below:
Our exterior paint color is Sherwin Williams Oyster White, the window trim is Sherwin Williams Worldly Gray, and the gutters are the standard dark brown metal option from our builder.
Let me know if I missed anything or if you have any other questions about our backyard! Here is a few more photos from the birthday celebration…
If you are planning to refresh your backyard this spring, here are some of my favorite finds that will not break the bank. I considered several of these for our own backyard, and actually bought a few for our latest rental (more on that soon 😉
This current season of life has called for more time spent with family, and less on projects and work. I have been quieter on the blog and social media lately as we have been in a transition (more on that soon) and prioritizing our littles who are growing up way too fast.
It feels good to take a step back, but I also have a fun project in the works that I am genuinely excited about! Keep an eye out on my Instagram so you do not miss a thing 🙂
