Currently Coveting: Outdoor Spaces

Considering it snowed a week ago, I am relieved I hadn't already planted my vegetable garden. But now the weather seems back on track. The kids are playing outside so much of the day, I have been starting to tackle outdoor projects. All of our focus has been on renovating the inside of our house and over the last 3 years we haven't put much effort into landscaping or outdoor sitting areas. Also landscaping is NOT my expertise. Last year I was using a pick ax to dig a hole for new perennials and I went right through the sprinkler hose - two steps back! And our front and back yard seems so large - I am easily overwhelmed. However, I am trying to tell myself it is okay to just improve small areas at a time. Below are some sweet spaces I only wish I could have:

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We'll see what kinds of small improvements I can make this summer. I can promise it will not look anything like these photos ;)