I love the idea of a backyard, but I hate the idea of yard work. I guess you could say I want the best of both worlds; the beauty of the outdoors without the work. Thankfully, having a backyard doesn’t necessarily mean hours of back breaking labor every weekend.
The front-yard of a house give’s the house its “first impression.” However, with a little creativity, some layered planting, and some walkway modifications, a front-yard can go from blah to wow even on a shoe-string, DIY budget.
Though I dream of owning a home in the near future and landscaping a yard into an outdoor oasis, for now I must…
I’ve been researching some ways to “green” up an existing home, in case we end up purchasing a “fixer-upper”. Some of these ideas are…