Half-Day Projects to Transform Your Backyard: 5 Simple Improvements for Lasting Joy
Not everyone has a large backyard, but do not take that as an excuse to not explore your outdoor potential. A few hours of work can completely transform your outdoor space, making it a great place to spend some time with friends and family. Here are our top five backyard projects that take less than half a day to complete.
1. Create a Hanging Garden – If you’re short on ground space, but have an area where you’d like to have some plants, a hanging garden is an excellent solution. It’s both stylish and practical. Start by measuring the length and width of the desired garden and then cut four pieces of twine. Securely tie a sizeable knot in each twine length and run it through a corner of the largest basket. Repeat for each basket, taking care to add the soil and plants last with the smallest basket in place. Tie everything off, and you have yourself a hanging garden!
2. Improve Your Walkway – Placing plants along the walkway’s border is an excellent way to improve the appearance of a pathway and make it look more appealing. Groundcover creeping jenny is just one example of a plant you might want to install in the pathway. Use fertilizer and topsoil to prepare the ground and make sure you water regularly. For a cleaner look, put a brick border around the area or a layer of bark.
3. Refill Gravel Driveway, Walkway, and Bark Beds – A metal rake is a must-have tool when it comes to refilling your gravel driveways, walkways, and bark beds. For your driveway, you can lay out the gravel in unique piles to make it easier to spread the material. A flat head shovel should be used to spread the bark while a rake can be used to even it all out.
4. Repaint Patio Furniture – One of the easiest ways to refresh your outdoor furniture is to repaint it with a different or the same shade. Make sure to clean and sand the surface before priming and painting, and don’t forget to apply a waterproof sealer for outdoor wooden furniture for extra protection.
5. Build your Own Fire Pit – A fire pit is an amazing addition to any backyard, and luckily it is very straightforward to build one. Use spray paint to outline the circumference of the pit and then use a shovel or mattock to dig it out to at least 6 inches deep. Add an even layer of gravel, and then assemble a ring of stones around it. Once all of the stones have been placed, you’re ready to enjoy your fire pit!
Springtime is the perfect season to start enjoying your outdoor space and getting creative with some DIY backyard projects. From improving your walkways to building a fire pit and some furniture repainting, you don’t need to spend days in the yard to get a desirable outcome. Even when you are pressed for time, these five backyard projects can easily be completed within half a day and revamp the look of your outdoor space. Whether you are an experienced DIYer or a novice gardener, it’s worth taking the time to explore and renovate your backyard this spring.
