Front Yard To Do List

Since it's finally starting to warm up, we're moving our attention outside.  Let's take a look at what we're working with in the front yard.

Doesn't look so bad, right?  Already landscaped.  Nice colors.  Well kept.

Let's look closer.

Overgrown plants.  Unkempt pine straw.  No furniture.  Lawn has too many weeds.  Ant beds invading flower beds.  And I'm not sure if the bushes on either side of the garage are dead or alive.

No, it's nothing awful, but we're not going to be winning a "Yard of Year" award anytime soon.  And since several of the yards in the neighborhood are really nice, we have to at least try to compete.  

Here's the list of everything we're looking to tackle:

• Weed & Feed the grass
• Remove the pine straw and replace with mulch
• Reshape the plants
• Treat (or replace) the bushes flanking the garage
• Add edging stone around the beds
• Remove the two trees in the front? (I'm not a huge fan of their current placement.  If we remove them, we'll replant them in the backyard.)
• Kill and remove all ant beds
• Re-stain the posts and shutters
• Add furniture, flowers, and accessories to the porch
• Spice up the beds (Our neighbor has solar lights and potted plants in her's, and it looks really cute.)
• Pressure wash the driveway, curb, sidewalk, house, and front porch
• Add house numbers 
• Add some pizzazz to the garage door
• Add lanterns on either side of the front door to match the garage
• Address an issue with one gutter drain directing water under the sidewalk 
• Add solar lights around the driveway, in beds

This list is definitely subject to change, but it's everything we're currently looking at.  I'll keep you updated on all the progress!