Jim and Donna's back yard

We have a strange lot with a typical townhouse/ zero lot line back yard and a huge front yard, at least in comparison.

As usual I didn't get any before pictures but I do have some almost completed ones.

Note the raised planter with the plastic covering the retaining wall The Garden Crew built at the back. the retainer is to keep the soil from rotting out the fence and the plastic protects the retainer from staying wet and rotting. I was trying to get some structure in the yard with more usable hard surface for people. The block wall gives us more sitting area and the pavers gives the ahrd surface. Pavers also drain so light rains disappear. We also added a gravel drainage area with drainage to the street for those hard rains.

In addition we lined the wall with plastic to keep water from leaking out the front.

This spring after everything is a little established I will post more pictures with what we did for the plantings.