Thanks again so much for all the wonderful compliments. The yard is a lot of work but is our pride and joy, we've forgone any indoor remodeling so far in order to focus on the yard, though we do hope to do more indoors "one of these days."

Karen, it does look like woods back there but actually the yard is surrounded by evergreen trees and there is a neighbor who lives behind us. When we got the house, the realtor's description of the yard was listed as a "wooded lot" due to all the trees. It does give a nice secluded feeling back there, a little haven