Curb Appeal
This weekend my wife, brother, and I tackled the long-awaited flowerbed work that we’d been planning on since we moved in earlier this year. Both the front yard and the side yard needed some beautification, so over the course of two days we tilled up the area where the beds were going to be put in, covered them with gardening fabric to limit weeds from growing back, planted new bushes and flowers, added edging stones, and then laid out a layer of mulch. My body feels like it was hit by a truck, but when I see how pretty they are it feels worth it. I hope you enjoy the pictures:
The front yard before we did anything:
And here’s the side yard:
And now here is the front yard after we were done:
And the side yard:
Not bad, eh? Hopefully all the new plants will take root and give the house some much needed color and life, especially the roses.
Okay, now what’s next on the ol’ To Do list…
Wow! It looks great!
You make me so jealous- the hubby and I live in a teeny, tiny apartment in Los Angeles and I would love to have a yard like yours.
You guys setting up a garden out back?
Nice work Justin, I’ve been working on our house a lot too, and that’s exactly what it is, WORK! But it looks nice man, good on you.
Alison, I’m thinking about it. I’d like to have a place to grow some of our more commonly used veggies, but I know I’m lazy, so I need to see if I can do it in a way that works with my laziness. I’m thinking I might do raised planting boxes, if those would work.
Dan, yes, it’s really work. Now I’m back to working on our old house. The buyers have a few repair requests, so that means more tool time for Justin. Joy. Please let that house leave my hands soon…