Time to fire it up.

The weather is almost perfect for using the fire pit, well at least it has been, tonight it is raining. This time of year it's not freezing but it is quite cold, so the warmth from a fire can really be enjoyed without feeling like you need to make it a raging fire just to survive. I need to figure out exactly where to set it up and how to have some seating around it for me and the family. I've got an idea in my head but I'm not sure if it will work or not or how much it may cost to set up. I don't want to put the fire pit straight on the grass as the heat will probably kill the grass. I'd like to have some large natural stone pavers or something like that. Something that can be there all year round but maybe the trampoline can be over the are in Summer.

I want there still to be grass, but not everywhere. Something a little like the picture, but probably with more grass in between the stones, the fire pit would sit on a large stone and then there would be some that are around the same size or a little smaller and some sort of seating set up, either a could of simple plank benches or just some stumps. I want the seats to be wood so they are a little warmer to sit on. I could also but some small outdoor cushions to use if the wood was damp, too hard or cold.
Tomorrow I hope to go to the nursery and order the plants we need. We took a look last weekend but didn't really want to hold the plants for a week whilst I was away so we decided to leave it a week and try again. This way we can chose our plants and ask for delivery as soon as possible. That may mean that I have to stay home one morning or finish early so I can be at home to receive the plants but at least it means that they will be in the ground next weekend before the worst of the cold weather hits. We've decided on putting the Japanese maple in the backyard and doing some rose bushes out the front as the nursery staff didn't think the Japanese maple would do so well out the front of the house.

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I still think I could have been a landscaper.