It seems like keeping our little front yard possible has been a challenge. There is not much to it, but since we moved in, we have not done much with it. I debated whether to do a flower garden, vege garden, or do some kind of rock layout.
The main reason I wanted a rock layout was to keep the snow clean during the winter. The children like to play outside in the snow and picking up dirty snow is no fun.
I finally decided to go with a rock layout with flowers in-between. Last Saturday, the entire family got on board, went to Menards and bought plants, rocks, and other gardening materials. Then we set to work to get the front yard/curb looking possible!
So here are photos of the terrible condition it was in before we made changes.
- Lots of weeds and wild growing beans that the kids threw in the ground
- After I removed the weeds and wild plants
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And this is a plant we met there when we bought the home. It blooms each spring into a beautiful purple. There is photo of it blooming later in this post.
Here are the after photos from this past Saturday.
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Hubby prepping the ground a little
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Planting some flowers
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Measuring and cutting the garden fabric before laying the rocks.
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Laying the rocks
- The kids got involved
- This is the purple plant starting to bloom (mentioned above)
- The finished product with some more beautiful plants on the wall
So we are very pleased with how it turned out, after all. I planted some veges in the back by the kitchen area but I forgot to take photos. They are growing nicely.
So what do you think about the new look?
Love it! My post yesterday was “To Mulch or Not to Mulch” and it was about my front yard. Great minds and all of that stuff! Love your rocks! ๐ Hope you are having a great day!!
Missed your post yesterday. I intended for this post to go out yesterday, too but obviously, it did not make it!
Looks so nice and fresh! Love that pic of your little one squatting down watching daddy ๐
Thank you Kristen…Just waiting for the plants to grow up now. I know, the little she is a curious little one!
Family projects are great! Teaching the children to plant things is even greater! Turned out beautiful. You are going to love that Coleus, one of my favorites!
Cannot wait until the Coleus grow taller. My mom used to plant them all the time when we were growing up!