i am most comfortable experimenting in my own yard -- my clients appreciate that :)

i've had enough of the affectionately referred to "mulch pit" and am committed to having a real patio

of course in my yard, one cannot have a patio without first having a level area....and a retaining wall...and drainage...and a pathway to get to it...

can you see the problem?  talk about a can of worms! 

but...i am going to go about this systematically and with the help of my husband and his muscles...we're gonna "get er