First things first. I am very annoyed with myself because I didn't take proper before photos of our front yard. You will just have to trust me that it was an absolute jungle. There were Rose of Sharon everywhere and while many people have assured me that they are beautiful these ones were super overgrown and just generally cramping my style. The area to the right of our porch was absolutely covered with ivy and miscellaneous shrubs that I'm sure at some point looked beautiful but again, my style, they were cramping it. This is the only actual 'before' photo I could find that shows even a little smidge of the garden.
Our house is on the left in the photo. Yeah, we probably could have worked with the plants in there but there was also some crazy weed that had wrapped it's way around everything in the garden! Our solution: rip everything out. I did remember to take a few 'during' photos and here they are.
Do you see that crazy pile! That wasn't even half of what we pulled out of the garden. And now here are some 'during but a bit later in the process' photos.
Ivan, my mom and I spent the day Sunday raking, digging and planting and that is what we have come up with so far. The shrubs will grow larger and I'm hoping that the air conditioner will be covered sooner rather than later. We still need to plant some things on the left side of the porch so it doesn't look so sad a bare. I'm pretty excited to see what everything will look like in a few weeks.
It looks beautiful Elycia!! I love those little flowers you planted!!
ReplyDeleteYour house is amazeballs!
ReplyDeleteGreat work! It's looking really nice! I love apartment dwelling, but around this time of year I really miss having a garden. :)
ReplyDeleteOh it looks lovely! You guys have done a wonderful job. I cannot WAIIIIIT to have a front yard...your house looks so awesome. One day I'll come for a visit to see it in real life :)
ReplyDeleteYour house is so cute! I would just die for that adorable little porch and the awning over the window. :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! I'm in the process of ripping out overgrown weeds right now, and it's brutal, but your after photos give me hope. I also love that interesting tree. What is it?
ReplyDeleteSorry it took me forever to respond to your question! I was trying to remember what type of tree it is but I just can't! My neighbour told me before but I absolutely can't remember. Sorry!
Deletemy bff recently bought a house with a huge yard. i feel your pain. it's been quite a process ripping out all those overgrown plants. but the result is so rewarding, huh?
ReplyDeleteThe tree is kind of cute and creepy at the same time :p
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job! :) your house is soooooo cute. i can't wait until pete and i have a house with a yard :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely front yard!!
ReplyDeleteI love that your cat is on a leash. My neighbor walks her cat and I think it is so cute..and a bit silly. My cats would never allow that to happen.
ReplyDeleteLoving the brick on your house! You guys did a great job! So cute. & loving that you have a cat you can take for a walk!! Haha. Adorable.
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful & well done... getting into a garden like that is most satisfying! I can't wait to get elbow deep into ours again... currently it is a giant mud hole.
ReplyDeleteYour yard looks great! I can't wait to have my own yard that I can landscape and make beautiful one day. I should probably work on keeping my succulents alive first though. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great, and your house looks so awesome! Our yard is still a work in progress after 4 years- I'm impressed how fast you made yours look pretty. I blame it on living in the desert, it's hard for me to keep things alive in the heat :) I also love your cat on a leash...
ReplyDeleteYour house is really adorable <3
ReplyDeleteYour house looks really cute! I love it!
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