I figured it was about time I posted a garden update. An added bonus is that not only do you get to see the progress, but so do I. Seeing these updated pictures really helped me realize how much our plants have grown. You know how sometimes it’s hard to notice the difference when you just see the small change that happens slowly over time? Enter the power of technology and photos.

a garden update

The picture on the left is from my DIY concrete raised beds post on April 27, so just about a month ago. Can I just say, wow! Those little tomato plants are taking off! Our strawberries are growing nicely too–those are the plants under the tulle to keep them safe from the birds. We were able to pick our first strawberries yesterday and they were amazing. The little berries were really small, but so sweet and juicy. You can also see our corn stalks in the upper left of the right-hand picture. It’s kind of hard to tell but they are doing so well! 

from the “before”

Here is a BEFORE before picture, back from when we first bought our house from a similar angle, just a slightly further back. There are so many changes that we’ve made over the past three years that you can see in this picture! You can read about these yard and garden updates in the following blog posts:

dismantled the random planters

moved a shed

ripped out the bark and spread grass seed

planted a garden

There are more updates we’ve done to the yard as well, but not that we’ve documented.

I will have to do another garden update and full-on yard reveal post soon! The before and after pictures are really amazing for me to see. The kids have been loving running around and playing the yard And I love having a space that I actually enjoy spending time in out there. Earlier this week I was sitting in the shade of our tree, watching my three older ones splash around in their little pool while baby sister crawled around on the grass (that I had just finished mowing) and I had the thought–“this is the life.”

It was pretty awesome-sauce.

Have you been working on any projects outside lately?

Find more fun projects on my Pinterest boards!