*This post is in partnership with Bed Bath & Beyond, but all thoughts, opinions, and selections are my own. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with our backyard since the day we moved in. I love that we have a pool. Before we moved in I didn’t think I would ever say that. The pool provides entertainment, fun, a place to cool off, and allows us to host lots of people. I don’t love the state of the rest of the backyard. Concrete as far as the eye can see and a small area that won’t grow grass is what we’ve been working with. The large trees offer great privacy and shade, but they make having a lush yard impossible and leave quite a mess every fall. Because of our black lab I struggled to find anything I could plant under them that he wouldn’t trample. So brown and boring this corner […]