We moved a few months ago, I may have mentioned that or not, can't recall. Bigger kitchen, nicer back yard. Altho not as nice as we wanted, so - somewhat unbelievably - we hired someone to do the whole thing, front and back, just the way we wanted. It's been going on for 3 weeks - mud everywhere, piles of yard tools, wheelbarrow tracks all over, mountains of rocks - and today when I got home from work, it was all done. After a lifetime of mostly living with whatever came with the house, I finally have a yard I absolutely love.
Front Yard
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BEFORE: not my cat, ugly hedge, rocks everywhere |
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DURING |
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AFTER: Little paver patio for bench with blue star creeper in between,
hydrangea in front flower bed. |
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AFTER: flower bed and lawn |
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AFTER: street view - gorgeous!
Can't wait till the flower bed grows up a bit. |
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BACK YARD BEFORE: patchy lawn with holes from previous dog |
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BEFORE: boxes of rocks from yet another rocky area, dead lawn |
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gack! |
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DURING: big pile of awful dirt that went away |
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DURING: the trenches! The dog loved these.
She'd hop down into one and trot along,
all you could see was her tail.
Looks like Afghanistan to me. |
After:
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AFTER: WOW!!! Sod, shrubs along back. |
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Raised bed that was already there, planted with fruit trees and veggies.
Pear, plum, peach, nectarine and apricot.
Already have some veggies growing in tubs and buckets. |
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I just love it. Despite having neighbors all around,
it's quiet and lovely to sit out there in the evening. |
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View from the back corner with my tomatoes in paint buckets
left over from doing the inside of the house.
They're the perfect size and much sturdier than the pots I used to buy.
And free if you don't count the paint! |
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the shrubs: also have a lilac and a weigela further on around to the right.
These will be so pretty next spring and summer.
All pinks, purples, blues and whites. |
Wow, magazine perfect. So glad you can enjoy such beauty. Now, I hope you get some time to relax in your new home and garden.
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Beth
Yeah, a little too perfect for me actually. Looking forward to the shrubs being a bit more grown out and things looking more settled in. But thanks - I'm thrilled with it.
DeleteWhoot Whoot - send them over to my place - looks wonderful Leslie! Enjoy!
ReplyDeletewow, gorgeous transformation of your yard!!
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