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Outdoor Projects Before and After Front Yard Makeover - Global Home Decor Ideas, DIY Projects & Smart Renovation Tips

Outdoor Projects Before and After Front Yard Makeover

A classic two-story white colonial house adorned with festive Christmas decorations, featuring red wreaths on each window and garlands along the porch railings, set against a clear blue sky.

Does this look familiar?

This was the house at Christmastime.

Look at that yard. 2023 was a tough season for the yard and the beds and the general vegetation here at the house. We had a snowstorm and two big freezes after everything started to bloom and then there was hail and a TON of unexpected rain.

Sigh.

Double sigh.

That green stuff is basically weeds covering the dirt.

But now? There’s hope. We had a sprinkler system put in and seeded the yard with Bermuda that loves the sun.

And this is 2024.

A new year.

A new plan.

And a WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW PLANTS.

And I can’t wait to show you the before and after.

A stately two-story white house with black shutters and a central front door, flanked by two large windows on each side, all underneath a clear blue sky. the house has a welcoming front porch with white columns and is surrounded by a neatly manicured lawn, complemented by a symmetrical garden pathway leading up to the steps.

You can see how much better the yard looks here.

We still have far to go my friends, but this picture was taken several weeks ago and it looks TONS better now. The entire front yard has pretty much filled in and the yard on this side of the sidewalk is only about 50% dirt.

I’m showing you this picture because this is the mock up of the new beds.

We are working with the most AMAZING company, Southern Living Plant Collection. This collection is designed for gardeners with innovative new plants designed to solve specific landscape challenges (like when you lose an entire Pittosporum hedge). Each plant in the collection is the result of years of plant evaluations, plant trials and research. The Southern Living Plant Collection helped us put together this entire planting plan for these sad, neglected beds. I can tell you now (especially since we just planted them) that these are beautiful, quality plants that are designed to last.

And lasting is what we need around here.

(total aside: whenever anyone asks me where I got the beautiful plants in my yard? I tell them the Southern Living Plant Collection and they always nod and tell me those are their favorite plants, too).

You can see there will be three layers of plants in the beds (I’ll show you the exact plants in a moment). The front beds are 10″ deep so there’s plenty of room for rows of plants.

A garden layout diagram displaying plant varieties assigned to the left front bed, including 'sunshine' ligustrum, 'ever white' agapanthus, 'miss lemon' abelia, and 'baby gem' and 'babylon beauty' boxwood, with the quantity of each plant indicated.

A landscape design plan indicating the layout of various plants along a foundation, with symbols representing different species and sizes.

A diagram showing different stages of hybrid speciation, illustrating how two species labelled 'a' and 'b' interbreed to create a hybrid species 'ab', which through backcrossing with species 'b', eventually leads to a new stable hybrid species 'bw'. the process is reflected across five columns: parental species 'a' and 'b', initial hybrid 'ab', backcross hybrid 'abw', and final hybrid 'bw', with each column showing the morphological diversity represented by star and gear-like shapes.

Here are the plants for the left and right front beds.

There’s a Crape Myrtle on the left hand corner to anchor the space.

The existing boxwood in the front beds will be moved to the back of the house to fill out those beds.

There will be three rows of plants. Closest to the house, there will be a row of Abelia with a row of Ever White Agapanthus in front of that and then a row of the prettiest creeping Boxwood in front of that.

Here are the plants we are using (so you can see more about them to see if they will work in your garden):

  • Miss Lemon™ Abelia
  • Ever White™ Agapanthus
  • Babylon Beauty Boxwood

A sunny day showcasing the corner of a white house with black shutters, surrounded by a grassy lawn starting to green in spring. a budding garden with freshly planted flowers and a well-manicured bush adds charm to the tranquil suburban setting.

A color-coded garden layout plan depicting the arrangement of various plants and shrubs, with specific quantities and types such as skimmia, red sky ilex, white wedding hydrangea, and hello darlin' blueberry, including existing plants marked with gray circles.

The beds wrap around the side of the house.

There are several plants that we are leaving in this bed including several grasses and some boxwoods.

This is the side of the house that faces the corner street that you see when you drive by.

Here, we are adding Blueberry and Ilex and Hydrangea. I’m so excited about this new hydrangea that can take full sun (and it is doing SO WELL).

Here are the plants we are using (so you can see more about them to see if they will work in your garden):

  • Miss Lemon™ Abelia
  • Ever White™ Agapanthus
  • Hello Darlin’® Blueberry
  • White Wedding® Hydrangea
  • Red Sky™ Ilex
  • ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum

A neatly manicured front yard with a white house, featuring a well-kept garden with rows of blossoming white flowers and lush green shrubs on a sunny day.

Garden layout plan illustrating the placement of various shrubs and plants, including yew, mahonia, nandina, and grass, with markers indicating the quantity of each type.

On the right side the bed gets quite a bit more shade.

Here we have exisiting Hostas and some other grasses.

We are adding Mahonia and a Plum Yew.

Here are the plants we are using (so you can see more about them to see if they will work in your garden):

  • ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia
  • Yewtopia® Plum Yew

And now?

Are you ready for a little before and after?

A two-story colonial style house with a white facade and black shutters, featuring a covered porch with seating, surrounded by a well-manicured front yard makeover and clear blue sky.

From this.

A two-story white house with black shutters and a double porch, situated amidst lush green grass after a front yard makeover, surrounded by trees and flowering bushes.

To this.

CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT?

Wait.

Let me show you the side yards to so you can see the complete tranformation.

A two-story white house with black shutters and a small balcony, surrounded by a well-kept front yard makeover and young trees under a clear blue sky.

From this.

A two-story white house with black shutters and a front yard makeover, featuring the number 701. Landscaped with green grass and small plants under a clear blue sky.

To this.

A two-story white house with black trim and a front yard makeover, surrounded by a well-manicured lawn and landscaping under a clear blue sky.

From this.

A white house with black shutters surrounded by a manicured garden and blooming trees. The front yard features a small porch with pink flowers and a winding path leading to a lush lawn.

To this.

A close-up of a lush, green shrub with vibrant leaves, some of which are tinged with a frost-like residue, set against a soft-focus background of soil during a front yard makeover.

A well-maintained front yard with rich brown mulch, featuring clusters of white flowers and green shrubs. A small black garden light is visible on the left.

White flowers bloom in sharp focus against a backdrop of soft green foliage and rich, dark soil in this stunning front yard makeover.

Fresh green leaves sprouting on a network of bare, woody shrub branches in a front yard makeover, highlighting new growth against a blurred gray background.

Close-up of a green boxwood plant with vibrant small leaves in rich, dark soil, essential for a front yard makeover. The focus is on the lush, bright foliage under natural light.

We installed the plants about two weeks ago and they are doing SO WELL.

I attribute it to the quality of the plants and how well they are designed for our soil.

I had no idea how much I would love all the choices (especially the Agapanthus) and the hydrangea has even more leaves on it now and it loves it’s new home.

Here are all the plants we installed again:

  • ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia
  • Yewtopia® Plum Yew
  • Miss Lemon™ Abelia
  • Ever White™ Agapanthus
  • Hello Darlin’® Blueberry
  • White Wedding® Hydrangea
  • Red Sky™ Ilex
  • ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum
  • Autumn Empress™ Encore® Azalea

A symmetric front yard makeover of a two-story white house with a central pathway leading to a porch framed by green lawns and adorned with shrubs and trees.

And in amazing news—remember when we added that new pea gravel eating area to the corner of the house?

And you all asked me to show you a pulled back version of the house so you could see it?

Here’s the view from the street.

You can see it there on the right.

Al fresco dining setup on a pea gravel patio in a lush garden, featuring a black and white striped umbrella, a classic wooden table set with refreshments, surrounded by vibrant flowers and greenery.

A quaint outdoor dining area in a lush front yard with a black umbrella, surrounded by vibrant green shrubs and bushes under tall trees, with a white building in the background.

An outdoor dining table set for two, with plates of food, glasses of lemonade, and a vase of flowers, in a front yard setting with lush greenery in the background.

We eat out here almost every night.

And I literally sit and stare at the yard.

It’s come so far in such a short time.

A person stands on the porch of a two-story white house with black shutters and columns, holding a coffee mug. The house number 701 is displayed above the porch, surrounded by newly planted flowers

Here’s where we started.

Five years ago we bought back the house and the journey started. I’m going to share pictures at the end of the summer so you can see how well the plants did and how much everything grew and filled in the spaces.

I can’t believe I’m standing on the steps of the home I grew up in surrounded by the most beautiful green grass and those incredible flower beds?

And now?

This house that I love so much?

It’s ready to SHINE.

disclosure: I was so fortunate to partner with The Southern Living Plant Company who sponsored this yard makeover.

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Posted On: April 19, 2024

Written By: KariAnne Wood

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