Anyone who knows me knows the front yard was my priority number one. The landscaping surrounding the house was mostly overgrown, and while it had probably been lovely at one point, it was in need of a total refresh. The foundation plants were a mixture of holly and azalea shrubs, and the front garden spill was an ancient juniper mass. The sidewalk is edged in loriope, and that portion of the front landscape is the only bit that we saved over to carry into the new design.

I sourced most of my plants from my prior landscape design at our rental home, and I added to that several new shrubs to serve as foundation plants: cryptomeria globosa, little lime and strawberry sundae hydrangeas, one gardenia, and several dystilliums.

Before I could get to the install point, though, I had to do a massive tear-out of the existing landscape. The entire front yard project took several weekends between Micah & I, and I can’t wait until next spring to see the full effect of a new landscape design.