The Grass Is Always Greener... In Our Yard - Hopefully!!

When we bought the new house we knew there were some issues with the yard. Mainly, that there really wasn't one. We were told that our lot was the biggest in the neighborhood, but you never would have known it from the way it looked. There was SO much landscaping. There was no grass in the front or side; only mulch, pea gravel, plants and a weird rock pond that was broken. We never really understood the scope of it when we were buying the house. We quickly found out though. After moving in we spent almost every weekend in the yard weeding and pulling plants. Nothing seemed to make a dent. It was beyond frustrating and overwhelming.

In September I finally had my fill and started getting bids from landscapers to remove everything and just put down grass. Well, the bids ranged from $4000-$8000. No way, not happening. So, we took a leap of faith and listed our property on Craigslist under the "free" section. We took pictures of the yard and said "free mulch, pea gravel and plants to anyone who will take". We got like 23 calls in 1 hour - it was awesome. The rock pond was gone that day and in the process one of the guys who came to take stuff was a landscaper and bid on the job. He was over half the price of everyone else so, we pretty much hired him that day and he started work immediately.

The pictures below are a little before and not-so-completely after of the yard transfermation. We currently have some grass but my camera batteries are dead. So, until I get some new pictures of the yard, this is just a glimpse of how far the yard has come. These below are a 4 day time period. I will update once we get the new pictures :)