We've been busy working on making our slope in the backyard something beside just a slope in the backyard.  Here's some of the highlights of what happened this summer.  

	We started with a wall made with those pre-made bricks for our small garden.
And here's how that came out after the two tiers were built.
	And then we wanted stairs to go up the hill on the opposite side of the yard from the deck.  These are 4x6 landscape timbers that we leveled and then drove 2 foot rebar stakes into the hillside to hold them in place.
Here we are with about 2/3 of the step frames built.
	Once the frames were in place we filled them with gravel and then sand and pieced the rocks in place to make the tread.  We have since planted Irish moss between the rocks.
Here's the finished project looking from the top.
	Then we wanted to build a path from the deck over to the steps.  This meant digging out the hillside and bringing in another couple of tons of rocks to support the hill.  This one shows the path mostly completed.
Next we brought in 12" stepping stones.
	Then to finish we hauled in some rough cedar chips.  This is the finished product!
This is looking from the new steps over across the new path to last year's deck.
	Finally we get to start planting!  Here's our new "water feature" -- a rock with a little waterfall.

            Last Updated on 09/28/2009