How I Turned my Dirt Yard into A Tropical Paradise for $250.

I couldn't afford to hire a landscaper, I had no gardening skills whatsoever, but after looking at my bleak disaster of a yard, and my two little ones inside with nowhere to play, determination won out. My husband and I drew up a plan, grabbed our shovels and got to work. It took a few weeks of HARD SWEATY WORK, but it was totally worth it.

We went from this:


To this:

Yes- it's true, I made over my own damn yard, for about $250.00! 

Who says a struggling writer can't have the finer things?

 Full story and pics here:

 

 

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