Front yard: before and after

I never did post pictures of how the front yard turned out. It really took all summer to kill everything, dig up the sod, till it, level it, put in the edging bricks, plant perennials, put in mulch, and plant grass. I can't wait for spring to see if everything comes back and how much it will grow.

Here's the front yard when we bought the house in 2008. Note the size of the baby cedar tree we are standing in front of. The landscaping consisted entirely of yew and juniper bushes.

 Here's what it looked like in October 2011 complete with sitting area (yes, I painted the chairs myself) and new, soft grass. The tree is now taller than the roof line. That's one of our 2 pear trees in the foreground. We're really hoping for pears in 2012.

 Here's the half of the yard that we don't have to mow anymore. Everything looks small now, but give it a few years and it should fill in nicely.