Compost Bin

I got some new wood from my boss to make some new planters, and then I got a bunch of used wood from Craigslist that was a old deck. The wood was still in pretty good shape, the owner took it up and add a new one with a new design and layout. I made the compost bin ad turned the wood around so you see the better wood side on the outside. I think it came out pretty good. And I still have a lot of wood left so I will be building for a long time.

Old Deck




all the wood stacked in my garage before building bin


Close up view


Th back did have a ton of brush an weeds that grew up the shed and all that is gone now and now the new compost bin. Here is the bin as I was making it


Finished, but still need to clean up the ground area but one small step first


Here is the sides up. It is abou 8 feet long, 4 feet tall, and about 4 feet wide.


Front view as I was making it


Angle view with the left side done. I made the front board sit on top of each other so when the compost is turned to dirt/compost then you can remove a board an get to the lower level easier. I got the idea from HGTV and other sites and tv shows like that.


Front View


Empty Box


Filled up with about 4 trash bag size bags and 2 pumpkins from Halloween. I will take a pic later hen it is done.

New Backyard Look

I still have to add 3 small planer on carport ledge ad make a planter with a trellis on the garage door for plants to climb and make the patio area better.





Still need to add 3 bigger/longer planter to replace the small clay pots on carport ledge and trllis to cover the grage door in the back

Last couple of days cleaning up back yard 4

Since my house is on the corner my back yard is easily seen, so I have come up with something new to try and make the backyard look a little better. I have my 3 trailers so to help make make the area better and to have them not stand out as much. I am going to gravel in area where the trailers sit (help the tires from dry rotting) and have the gravel o over to the raised flower bed. Then have container arching around and in front of the trailers. You will still see the trailers but maybe with the gravel and plants in containers it will draw your eye more then the trailers and I can just pick up the containers and move them when I need to get to trailer.

Before side view


Before front view


Some plants and containers I have already gotten. They will all grow taller, 3-5ft tall




Now think about all the plants and containers going all the way to the fence and gravel under the trailers. Like you see a lot of small yards with gravel and container gardens on the gravel.

Last couple of days cleaning up back yard 2

I also wanted to make the front look a little better so I extended the front flower bed. It's not complete, I'm just making sure I have it the way I like it before adding mulch and plants. I put down some pine needles left over from the pine tree I cut down just to make it look a little better then dirt/mud.

Previous look


1st flower bed I made for the side area, and if you look right before the patio their was some other concrete step type of look which I didn't like.


I started to take out the concrete stepping blocks, but found out they were actually cinder blocks. One had a cut, on had a old plastic bowl, and most were just small gravel and dirty/mud. My only guess was to keep grass and weed from coming on top the patio, but dirt, weed, or anything else comes on the left side between the house and garage part where the stone isn't so I think it was just a cheap thing.


The concrete blocks






Then I marked the new area I was thinking about adding the new flower bed so I could get a better look and I liked it so I tilled up the area.




After tilled and adding pine needles (just temp)




Now new look, and I added a couple of stepping stones (temp) so you can walk to the patio and yard without stepping in mud/dirt/pine needles. I am going to get 1 big stepping stone when I mulch.

Last couple of days cleaning up back yard

I have taken of this week and I have been doing some things around the house, mainly outside yard wok related.

Before (the branches from the pine cut I cut down a while back I put in the corner)


Before (the logs from the pine tree I cut behind the concrete black left over)


I pulled the little green trailer and put two pallets on the frame, just in case I need to slide the the branches off for some reason or slide them to a new spot.


After moving the logs and wood frame over where the branches were.


After moving the log rack i opens the area up a little


After moving the bigger logs over. It kind of makes a L shape, and some day I will ut a horseshoe pit in the middle


It looks better after moving everything around.




I went back and tilled up some area around the concrete because I am going to ad some wood around it and make a raised flower bed so you don't see the concrete block left over from a previous project. I didn't jack hammer the concrete block because electricity is ran to it an I'm not sure how and I don't want to cut any lines.




Looking better so far but not done

Added Couch to Patio

One of my friends was going to throw away a old couch, and I decided to take it home with me and see about putting it on the patio. It isn't made for outside, but it's free so I'm not worried about if it gets wet.

I think it really makes the patio a little better.


from patio view


From street view

Lubber

To try to make the front look a little better I decided to build a little flower planter to be attached to the front lubber. I haven't attached the flower planter yet because I'm not sure about color scheme yet. I could paint it all brown to match the outside trim color, I could make it all yellowish to match the inside lubber area and it could make it look a little brighter in that area. I have also thought about painting the whole thing brown and then paint the corner front pieces yellowish to make that area stand out and still go the the house.

Before


It was falling apart and almost falling out.


Side and and framing replaced with new wood and new paint and the inside part got new paint.


Putting the first couple of parts together


Putting the first couple of parts together (side angle)


Box area is together


Box area is together


I put some gorilla wood glue on the back boards to keep them together and then clamp them together over night to cure


Before adding the front corners to add a little better look


The new added corner pieces to give it a little better look then just a box shape


Together


Together


Together



Kind of idea what it will be like





I just finished the flower planter on the lubber and here are the updated pics.

Box painted and getting ready to screw it onto the lubber


I add a plastic bag to be used like a liner and that way keep water from it as much as possible so it last longer. I also add some styrofoam packing peanuts to the bottom for a little bit of drainage. I had already drilled 5 small holes on the bottom so water can drain out.


Here is abetter view of the liner


Here is the front view of the planter.


I add 2 tulips and some small creepying jennys


The lubber looks better


Now the front of the house is looking better with the lubber, added lazy susans next to door, and solar lights in front (which I got yellowish kind to go with the house and front porch light)