Sunday, August 30, 2009

Home Improvement: Front Yard Edition

Wow. It's finished. I'm so excited. Okay, so it's been done for a few weeks, and I'm just a slacker at posting. Such is life. Here's a refresher of what our yard looked like when we bought it:



And...*drumroll please* the finished product:


This is the front left flower bed you can't see in the above photo:




Not too shabby, eh? New flower beds with mow strips, our roses are no longer taking over the front window, new mailbox, grass on the front strip. I love it. One of our favorite evening activities is to lay on the lawn and let the kids jump over/around us and play on the grass. Ahhhh.... home, sweet home!

For those that are interested: more pictures, commentary, and all the in-between here.

7 comments:

Lauren said...

Beautiful!! I wish I had the motivation to really work on our yard. It's hard to put in time when we're just renting (even if it is for 4 years). Looks so great!

Janssen said...

WOW, that is awesome! Well done!

Jeana Bird said...

great job...it looks amazing!

Karen said...

I LOVE IT!!!!! Want to do my yard when we get a house in 12 years?!! You guys did a great job.

Jess said...

Thanks girls! It definitely was a lot of work, and Sam definitely did the majority of it. Sometimes I wish I had a degree in landscape design. Maybe then I wouldn't kill my bushes. :)

Julie said...

Great job you guys! That house NEEDED you...lol~ so great. I need to drive by that part of the hood some time and check it out:)

Heidi said...

Beautiful, can you come do that to my house?