| My husband and I have the most gorgeous front | | | | yard into a landscaping masterpiece, a piece of |
| yard ever. It is perfectly landscaped and | | | | art, but it changed my life entirely as well. |
| manicured, and I finally feel like the external | | | | There are a few keys to creating a beautiful |
| beauty of my home and living space reflects my | | | | front yard landscape: |
| personal internal beauty. I am constantly getting | | | | - Get inspired! You must first have a list of ideas |
| compliments from neighbors and friends, and I | | | | and creative thoughts to play around with while |
| even have people I don't know asking me to be a | | | | you are laying out the blueprint. |
| front yard landscaping consultant for them! But it | | | | - Get help! While this is your project, it's a good |
| wasn't always this way. It really wasn't. | | | | idea to ask a few family members, neighbors, or |
| For years I struggled with the fact that my front | | | | friends to give you a hand from time to time, |
| yard, and surrounding areas looked shabby and | | | | mostly to help keep you in good spirits and lighten |
| boring. And in some cases, it even just flat out | | | | the work load. |
| looked terrible. But what could I do? I didn't have | | | | - Get it done! You must be consistent on this |
| any front yard landscaping ideas, and I certainly | | | | project to it's full completion. Do anything it takes. |
| didn't know anything about gardening. Well | | | | We are talking about the look and feel of where |
| everything changed on day when I overheard my | | | | you live. You're personal space is a reflection of |
| neighbor on the telephone. She was complaining to | | | | you |
| her girlfriend about how my property is an "eye | | | | I'm confident that when you apply these |
| sore" and how she wishes we would either clean | | | | principles, your success is guaranteed. The past |
| up or move out! | | | | few years of my life have been extraordinary, |
| I hated hearing it, because it hurt my feelings | | | | and I've learned so much. I just hope that you |
| deeply, but I know it was true. And as a result I | | | | too have the strength to do what is necessary to |
| had a major epiphany, and decided to not only | | | | take the landscape of your front yard, and turn it |
| take this on as a personal project, but to find | | | | into a true work of art. My husband and I are |
| strategies to make this happen in the most | | | | happier than ever that we can come home and |
| affordable ways! What I learned over the next | | | | be proud to live where we do. |
| few years not only turned my drab boring front | | | | |