As part of our home improvement projects each year for our annual Halloween party (yes, we are Halloween-motivated), Drew and I wanted to create our backyard oasis. We knew when we were looking for our first home, we wanted backyard space for (1) our future fur baby and (2) to start a garden. Neither of us really have a green thumb but since we had the space we wanted to give plant life a try. The Space and Base About 12 months prior to our DIY weekend, we purchased our new bedroom furniture and got rid of our old furniture. I had a feeling that the base of our old…