Finished the planting bed on the other side of the deck, BEFORE:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_4864f43e99434c76b9606e9a4549c8c0~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_4864f43e99434c76b9606e9a4549c8c0~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg)
Cleaned out all the weeds, laid the brick border, added the water line, put in all the plants and mulched, AFTER:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_2d1f48c5878d41eaa37727e149185cde~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_2d1f48c5878d41eaa37727e149185cde~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg)
Finally found some decent deck furniture, Indonesian teak:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_0b84dae671e742dfa42999cbb2f485e1~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_0b84dae671e742dfa42999cbb2f485e1~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg)
Created some new succulent planters for the deck:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d4f588_b0a3b6c9ab02432385a5aea8ff9b660a~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/d4f588_b0a3b6c9ab02432385a5aea8ff9b660a~mv2_d_2000_1500_s_2.jpg)