After months of working on the house, it was time to do a little work on the yard. This old house needed some serious curb appeal. Here it is at the end of last June when I bought it:
Cutting the lawn was a huge improvement!...
There were MONTHS of rebuilding the huge wrap around porch. Everything needed to be jacked up and rebuilt. All 16 columns were rebuilt with custom millwork to match the original columns.
A landscaping crew came in and removed all of the old plantings...
and I scraped grey paint off of the brick foundation...
Plants were installed, some with a crane, because they were so large. Everything planted in the front of the house is evergreen, so it will look nice all year long. Plants that lose their foliage (all my roses and perennials) are in the back.
The porch ceiling was painted blue...
before and after...
Now that Spring has arrived, and things are starting to bloom...
The house is looking better and better. Now when I drive in the driveway, it feels like "home", not just a project.
