That project I was going to do a while back

[MoodyBlues]

Don't know if anyone remembers, but a while back I asked about what kind of tools and supplies I'd need to do a particular project. Well, I wisely decided to hire someone who not only has the correct tools, but also knows how to use them really well.

Here's the transformation from two ugly, orphaned chain-link fence posts to a new sitting area in my garden; various angles to show front/back and the view from it:

The white planter is now filled with flowers:

To pull it all together, I had the old black metal arbor leading from the patio into the yard replaced with a white wooden arbor; its design and shape and color match the pergola in the back:

I love it, and I'm REALLY glad I didn't try to do it myself. :laugh:

 

[Dngrsone]

Looks really good, Moody!

 

[Clementine_3]

Wow, that turned out great! Really nice looking yard.

 

[sfbloodbrother]

That's nice, turning something ugly into something good to look at. Nice job.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Thanks everyone for the comments and compliments. I had it pictured in my head but wasn't sure it would actually translate to reality. I'm happy to say it did.

You coulda done that in like three minutes if you had the right combination of dragon feathers in your wand and, of course, the correct Linux commands.

Damn! Now you tell me.

It looks excellent (as you know)! But how do the peacocks like it?

Funny you should ask. The pergola had been up for--PERHAPS--five minutes when the first peacock decided to check it out. As for the arbor, it [mysteriously!] didn't come with any anchors. I told my handyguy that it would topple over immediately when the peafowl landed on it [from the roof]. We came up with a brilliant workaround. I had several stakes left over from a previous peafowl-proofing project [you can see it in the pics--the green stakes with chicken wire surrounding the flower bed in the backyard. That's for keeping the peafowl out!]. So he attached some to the arbor, drove them down into the ground, and painted them white to match the wood. Perfect! And he was still here, putting stuff away, when the first peahen landed on the arbor. We just looked at each other and nodded knowingly. :laugh: