FRONT YARD LANDSCAPING

The last time you saw the work we're doing in the front of our house, I left you with this:

Pretty, huh?  Just as a reminder, we removed all of the bushes that were formerly there to start fresh.  

We finally mostly finished the front beds and in between all the storms and torrential downpours that are washing away all of my new mulch, I took a few pics to share.  And,

12 Indian Hawthorne Bushes

4 Privet Holly Bushes

1 Colorado Spruce

1 Mug Pine

2 Hicks Yews

3 Crape Myrtles

3 Spreading Yews

3 Daylillies

12 Variegated Liriope

3 Hydrangeas

3 Knockout Roses

3 Dwarf Grasses

2 Pots of Daisies

3 Foxgloves

3 Salvia

4 Purple Hearts

2 Flats of Pentas

40 bags of Manure/Compost

and

21 bags of mulch

later....

I kept a very few things that we already had, but every single thing was either new or relocated in these beds.  

We had a Golden Deodar Cedar tree in this bed, but in the 4 years or so it was there it never did very well.  So, we moved the crape myrtles from the straight side beds and put them all together in the center of the large bed.  The blooms will be white, hopefully soon!

(Notice the shingle samples on the roof?  Yeah, getting our second roof in 8 months. I think we're going with the dark ones.  Don't look too closely at the shutters, either...still need to repaint those from the hail damage.)

I tried to add mostly perennials, and there's still some room in the large middle bed to add a few more things.  I'd like to add a little evergreen tree in the spot marked by the rock next to this group of perennials.

After a full, long, HARD day of work we're pleased with our results and look forward to things growing and filling out in the future.  Hopefully we've added some major curb appeal!

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