The backyard is done!!!

Well, the landscaper finally made it out to do our backyard today and I could not be happier with how it looks. 

Here are some of the before pics:

 Here's a good shot of the weeds I fight every year from the forest.  Unfortunately, I ended up with poison ivy from weeding this year, so I'm even more glad that it's gone now!

 And here's the main reason for the work....the flooding.  The whole back 1/3 of our yard stayed a swampy flood plain from May through about September.

 And here is my wonderful new backyard all finished and beautiful:

 Close up of the left side of the yard with the redbud tree, rhododendron, hydrangea, hibiscus and hostas:

 Here's the middle with our brand new spruce (beautiful!), and my ornamental grasses.  I absolutely love the zebra grass on either side of the pine:

 And finally the right side of the yard with pretty much the same stuff as the left:

I could not be happier with how it turned out.  I love all of the river rock in front, which should definitely help with the flooding issue.  If you need some work done and are in SE Michigan, I would night recommend Lucas Nursery (they did my parents' fire pit too)!!!