When we moved into our new house two years ago, the garden was nothing but taxus, boxwoods and daylilies. Now, none of those plants are still in their original spots and one of our goals was to build some retaining walls to level out the front garden with the slopes in our front yard.
Here is the before of the right side of our front garden. While the taxus covers the foundation, notice how low the soil level is towards the end of the foundation.
Those shrubs got moved to the side.....removed the weeds that had set up shop there...ordered our stone and it was delivered....we built three--THREE--retaining walls, filled in with 40 bags of topsoil and moved/replanted plants.
And....the after!
I'm so excited and I have to give huge props to my husband who indulges me on my "projects!" He did the lion's share of the work.
All that's left is to mulch out the area, since weeds are already starting to pop up. We are lacking in plants on that side, but I have plans....a tree will go down by the lowest wall and then three shrubs and perennials to fill in under the windows. After all of the work and cost in building the wall, I'm ready to take a break and shop for plants in a more leisurely fashion. Sometimes, the hardscaping makes such a difference--and it's the part that is the hardest to bite the bullet and do. It's hard work if you do it yourself and it's expensive. : ) Although it was a gargantuan project, I couldn't be happier!!!
I still find myself driving up the street and admiring our wall.
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13 comments:
It looks great! I love outdoor gardening/transforming...it can really change the look of a house.
Really love the extra dimension it adds to the front of your house. Can't wait to see it planted.
Meanwhile, send your heavy pain medication stat! Rocks heavy. Back still hurts. Tough to form complete sentences.
Looks great! It was definitely the right call to add those terraced areas. And you know I feel your sore muscles!
Looks good. We are talking about doing this for our front yard next summer.
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that looks great! super jealous, since i've been itching to add a raised wall to my flower beds.
So impressive. Absolutely beautiful. I know how much work it all is. It looks amazing,. Now sit back and enjoy your hard work. Hugs!
I am so glad you found me and left a comment!!! it is great to meet you! I don't care if there aren't any flowers in your post if you want to link into the friday flaunt...it is for gardens and plants and anything growing....lol...in the winter you can even use old photos...people in my part of the world, get really tired of the snow after a while...so Fridays flaunt goes all year round!
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Your project turned out great. I might do just that where my dog likes to dig...that'll keep old Major out! I've had a few DIY posts in my blog too.
Rosie
Your retaining wall turned out wonderful! Enjoy filling it with plants! Thanks for sharing at Feathered Nest Friday this week! :)
Looks great! I'm slacking on my yard this summer, thank you for linking this up at my party.
This is such a labor of love! Thanks for linking up at Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :)
Beautiful retaining wall. We did a SMALL one a few years back and its a lot of work - way to go you!
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