Our house hand a minimum of landscaping when we purchased it. The couple who lived there previously was very elderly and their neighbors kindly helped them out with maintenance. Nothing fancy, just your typical green bushes in front of the house. During our first full year in the house, we would be surprised by perennial flowers blooming in what was long ago a beloved flower bed. I removed some beds and encouraged others but I still felt like we would enjoy more color in our yard year round. I started at the street because I wanted our neighbors to enjoy looking towards our house. Then I improved the beds right up against the house. I moved to the beds in the back of the house, and finally improved the back yard.
Curbside Garden
Front yard
Front flower bed
Back flower bed
Back yard
Front yard
Front flower bed
Back flower bed
Back yard