Before - front garden - Lawn edged in bark mulch with no privacy or sense of enclosure. No color, texture or interest. Cold.
In work - 1st year - First year roses
After - front garden - Two year plan to build up soil for Knock Out rose hedge - now in it's 7th year with flowers until snow fall
Before - view north east - Difficult to access, yet very visible hillside with extensive surface rooting and old stumps covered in a deep bark mulch with landscape cloth exposing a barren landscape
After - view north east - Trees after 5 years
Before - view south to neighbor's - Neighbor's house looms over yard
After - view south - Layers of shrubs and trees for privacy
Before - raised planter at pool - Eye level, irregular, full sun and sharp drainage combined with heavy rain from roof. Window must stay clear for pool view.
Before -planting bed between pool and lawn - Wonderful site and conditions with nothing planted
After - planting bed between pool and lawn - Strong colors in full sun - has established monarda 'Cambridge Red', crocosmia 'Lucifer', bergenia ''Baby Doll', rosa 'Ballerina', penestemon 'Husker's Red', aster 'Thyra Viking' and a variety of peonies - all reds and strong pinks.
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A large historic original country house with built up residential houses on all sides- now facing a busy street with traffic and buses.