Front Yard Makeover

Alrighty, the front yard is finally done.  As I mentioned, it had started to look a little sad and sparse and was ready for its yearly mulching.  I’d really like my entire yard to look like the Secret Garden but the truth is we’re pretty horrible to plants.  I feel like this is a nice, simple, clean look we can maintain.

 

Before straight on:

After straight on:

 

Before from left side:

 

After from left side:

I love that we reused the plants from the front on the side of the house.  I’m sure our neighbors appreciate that all of that A/C stuff is covered up now too.

 

Oh and just for fun, here is this angle from last year before the addition.  Wow! That blue sky and white tree are awfully pretty but the house looks so different without the addition!:

 

Before from right side:

After right side:

We put sod down where most of the natural area was in the front. 

 

Before down sidewalk:

After down sidewalk:

 

 

 

Before from kitchen window:

 

After from kitchen window:

I love natural areas but I have to say I really love looking out and seeing the green for a long stretch, especially from our kitchen window.

This fall we’re planning on planting some bulbs for around the sidewalk to get even more color during the spring.  So that’s that for now.  Thanks for letting me share these little slices of life 🙂