When we were children, most of us probably spent a lot of time just hanging out in our back yard. During those long, lazy hours, we probably wished for our own back yard that we could decorate any way we wanted. Then, before we knew it, we became adults with our yards, but we never seemed to have enough time to make them into the yards we dreamed of as children.

With summer right around the corner, there’s no better time than right now to shake off the cobwebs and get started creating a whimsical back yard you’ll want to spend time in. Start off by walking through a home improvement store like Lowe’s or Home Depot and decide what sort of lawn ornaments and furniture you want to have.

If you’re going for a light hearted decorating scheme, you can find statues of the travelocity gnome for sale on the Internet. These cheeky gnomes with their red hats add splash of mischief to even the dreariest yards.

You might not be able to do everything with your grown up yard that you dreamed of as a child. But with a few well placed accessories, you can build a fun, relaxing spot to while away a summer evening.