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Landscaping Before and After Photos

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July 19, 2013 by Kendra 16 Comments

A week or so ago, I promised you our landscaping before and after photos.

Mind you, our landscaping has been in progress for the past 3 summers. I do think we are finally finished though. 🙂

Landscaping before and after photos.  Be inspired! #landscapingideas #flowergardens #hardscape

I love that Jason is a landscaper by trade.  He knows how to do so much when it comes to making the out-side of our place look pretty!

Not to mention the perks are pretty good as well.  I know the first year we did work out there, that had it been done by a contractor we could’ve spent upwards of 7 or 8k. We spent way less than that because he did the work and got the supplies highly discounted.

I think my favorite part of all of this now, is the fact that with the exception of the one new bed we added this year; all our flower beds are well established and look amazing.

Another landscaper perk. People are all the time getting rid of plants when they have their landscaping re-d0ne, most of the plants we have were salvaged by dear hubby from the trash!

Landscaping Before and After Photos:

To my great annoyance and disappointment, I discovered that we didn’t take any photos of the back yard, or the front yard when we moved in. I guess no one want to take pictures of ugly!  I did find one photo where you can kind of see what the back looked like before. A 10′ by 10′ slab for a patio, and the thing was cracked in half with one half sitting 2″ lower than the rest. (my family was visiting and we were blowing up balloons for the little boys.)

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That first summer, we put in the patio. Using pavers that had been removed from a job, we cleaned them up and used them. We had to use two different kinds to get enough, but they work.  We also put in one wall and a column on the east side. Our plan was to add 2 more walls and columns to the other end and front of the patio in a couple years.

This was the first wall and column that we did.

Landscaping before and after photos

We “finished” that first part in a way that in a couple years, walls and columns could be added to this end as well, leaving only the half circle open to the yard.

Landscaping before and after photos  #progress

On the west end, looking east.

Patio finished

The next summer Jason brought a huge pile of cedar strips home. They were left over from a job and had been put in the trash. He decided we could use them for something. I promptly began nagging begging him to make me a rose trellis.

Again, I didn’t really get a good photo of just the trellis, but you can see it pretty well in this photo where Jason is making my log planter. You can also see how the weeds were coming up through the pavers. We used cheap sand the first time and it didn’t work. And those pallets…. don’t ask! 🙂

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So this summer, we decided to completely finish our landscape project. We blew out the old sand, and put Gator-Grit in, so the weeds will not come up any-more. We added one wall and both columns, having decided that two walls would close in the patio too much; besides, I wanted my log planter in there instead of the wall.

Here we are in progress. (Meaning in the middle of a huge mess that lasted 3 months.)

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I am definitely loving the finished product! You can really see the trellis well in the second photo, oh how I love those pretty roses!

Landscape design for the backyard. Landscaping before and after photos

Patio and walls in the backyard.

The front was a straight edged, boring flowerbed when we bought the place. That first year, we made it larger and gave it curves and stepping stones from the front walk. Here is when we finished it the first summer. We had cut down the rotten ash (that stump) and put a few  plants from the store in it.

First year front land scape

Here it is 3 years later with more plants (free ones that Jason brought home), and there is a tree that he started from a seedling growing in the yard as well.

Front yard landscaping idea for flower beds.

I really love how well the plants have grown and filled out the beds. In fact, those roses have grown so well, that we are going to really trim them back this fall. And the Coreopsis (top right) grew out so much that I dug up a bunch and gave them to our neighbor, along with a bunch of Shasta daises from the back.

Front yard landscaping before and after photos.

So what do you think? Is my husband in the right field of work for his skill? 🙂

 

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Respectful opinions are always welcome

  1. Christie says

    July 19, 2013 at 8:12 am

    Love it!!! Now send him down to NC 🙂

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      July 19, 2013 at 12:30 pm

      Haha! I’m sure he would enjoy it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ellen @ My not so Simple Life says

    July 19, 2013 at 9:39 am

    Simply Beautiful! My favorite is the log planter, I want one. LOL

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      July 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm

      It wasn’t to hard to make really 🙂

      Reply
  3. Emily Kelly says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:58 am

    Oh my goodness! What a transformation!! It looks wonderful!

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      July 19, 2013 at 12:32 pm

      Thanks Emily!

      Reply
  4. Mrs. Sarah Coller says

    July 19, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    Looks great—I love your patio!

    Reply
  5. Sue@housePretty says

    July 19, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    Oh yes, he most certainly is in the right line of work! He did a FANTASTIC job! And he added much value to your property as well!

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      July 20, 2013 at 9:51 am

      Strangely enough, our realtor said it adds very little extra value to our house. When it comes to landscaping, decks are the only thing that really adds value. Which of course is strange, considering that decks do not last as long.
      However, our patio adds huge appeal, which is almost better. We plan to sell and move to the country in 3-5 years, so it will be nice if our house does have good appeal. 🙂

      Reply
      • Robin says

        February 26, 2014 at 10:29 pm

        I LOVE your patio and flower beds! Here in Virginia where I live not many people have decks since we are usually on slabs or very low crawl spaces, and having a nice patio area is a HUGE plus. I think more people look for a nice patio then they do decks as patios are a whole lot more easy to maintain! I wish mine looked half as nice as yours but mine is boring concrete. Wonderful job and I just love your website! So many wonderful ideas. 🙂

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        • Kendra says

          February 27, 2014 at 10:01 am

          Thanks Robin! We are hoping that when we go to resell the house and move on, that you are right about more people wanting a patio than a deck. We personally dislike decks simply because they take a lot of care. 🙂

          Reply
  6. Jill Flory says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    Looks great! Love that back patio!

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      July 20, 2013 at 9:49 am

      Thanks! We do too. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Delores Liesner says

    July 19, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    It’s the best advertisement of all. If you want to know the kind of work a person does – see what their roof/yard/car looks like!

    Reply
    • Kendra says

      July 20, 2013 at 9:48 am

      Yes and no. 🙂 You know that saying how the plumber has leaky pipes… well that would be me. I clean houses, but my own is a mess. lol You can’t always tell how a person works by their home, but now that it’s finished, you definitely can tell how good Jason is at what he does!

      Reply
  8. Crystal says

    July 22, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Wow! You’ve done an amazing job!

    Reply

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