The Outback Blog

It’s time to stop gazing sadly into your ho-hum backyard and create your dream backyard.

Not sure what you need? We have lots of innovative ideas for high-end backyard designs.

Not sure how much it will cost?

Our landscape designer Kirk Jeppesen offers a price range for eight of the hottest backyard enhancements, from low end to high end.

Relax — we’ll make this easy. 


Wonder exactly what goes into a major backyard renovation?

Here’s your chance. We’ll walk you through a recent job we tackled for homeowners who wanted to completely redo their backyard, from an expansive new patio for entertaining to a cozy fire pit to a garden update.


Years in the landscaping industry: 2


How did you find your job at Outback? Visited Outback’s website and filled out an online application


Hobbies: Mountain biking, ( “I love the adrenalin of it.”) backpacking, fishing. Last summer she and her husband traveled to Alaska to fish.


Family: Husband, Kaden; and son, Emmett;



We’ve all seen them. Houses with lighting so bright they could be in Vegas. Homes with winding paths dotted with — are those fireflies? Nope, just barely noticeable solar powered lights.

And that house with so many different kinds of outdoor lighting fixtures it looks like a display model for a lighting company.

Landscape lighting design mistakes are pretty common. Homeowners make them. Even less skilled professionals make them.

Here are six common landscape lighting design mistakes to avoid.