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Please make more videos like this one!! I’d love to see how you transform builder grade landscaping to something really fabulous and unique!

Landscaping is harder than it looks. I can't do much of it anymore and have to ask my kids to help or hire the work out. I had my son help plant last year and he hated it, he mentioned yesterday how he never realized how hard it was to dig a several small holes. Regardless of how much he hates yard work he helped dig 8 more holes this year, he is a good son😊

One thing you mentioned at the end of the video was about working and getting hot. As a home gardener, for the sake of your plants and yourself, never plant in the heat of the day. Early mornings or early evenings keep both you and your plants safe and happy. That's also the best time to water your plants. Great video! And happy planting!

The result is definitely more aesthetically pleasing, but it's also much more high-maintenance.

When it comes to trees, I’d recommend confirming your foundation wall isn’t having issues of planting within branch a few feet. Roots can contribute to weakened cmu and which once weakened enough will cause water intrusion. Might not seem like an issue the first few years but later down the line, when the trees are branching against the home, you’ll know the roots are digging the same amount. Just a reminder

If you don't mind me asking what programs are you using

This yard looks amazing now. Hopefully the owners can maintain it. My daughter bought a home built in the 1950s late last summer and the yard definitely needs to be refreshed. It's not " nasty ", but has been neglected. The previous owner loved to garden and in fact had a greenhouse in the backyard. When the previous owner died, his sons did not have the time to maintain all the shrubs, trees and flowers he had planted and although they paid someone to mow the grass, everything else was left to grow wild. Right now my goal is to get it to " boring " for just my time and labor. I have been pruning hydrangea bushes, hibiscus plants, removing old overgrown azaleas and finding all kinds of bulbs while digging out too many Rose of Sharon saplings. My advice to DIYers .... keep it simple enough to maintain yourself or simple enough to be affordable to pay someone to maintain it.

Our landscaping is being worked on right now. I'm a wreck making decisions. I don't want to make any mistakes so I am listening to your videos and I'm trying to follow your advise. Thanks for being an inspiration to all of us.

Hi Bobby, thank you for speaking to middle class America. The make over is awesome!

No tree as you step on sidewalk- one small tree is good enough. I love the bushes, especially the plants by the mail box

Very good info. I like separating the pedestrian walkway away from the driveway to provide more space. Oftentimes driveways are blocked by a parked car and walking around the car ends up stepping on turf

Respect the hustle brother. Love the points and examples you provide. God bless you and your family.

Very beautiful tasteful design! I may use some of these ideas :) Re money, you can budget this type of plan over a few years. Start with planting the larger impact trees & shrubs; mulch beds, then gradually fill in with smaller shrubs & perennials. Many you can affordably start from seed or cuttings. (Sometimes blank canvases are a blessing ~ ever try removing someone else's diseased or unattractive shrubs? And dig out the roots? Then haul away & dispose the mess? It's very hard work compared to starting from scratch. Which is also hard work but much less so, from my experience. Especially if you re-plant small less expensive shrubs & trees & you're willing to be patient for 3 years for some to explode with growth & beauty. The time passes fast though & it's a great spring/summer morning when you look out the window & say Wow!! Look at that! 🌹🌿)

This video is great! We did some of the same things with our boring builder grade home that we bought two years ago. We had three large trees spaded into the front late last summer. We dug out all of the bare rock that was the landscaping and have replaced it with mulch beds and added foundation shrubs and plants. I do want to add that if you are redoing along the foundation area, to make sure you are grading it away from the walls.

Cherry trees are gorgeous and put on a show in early Spring. I have a 15 y/o Yoshino cherry that gets lots of photos taken by passers by every year. But choose them wisely, as these trees are not too tall but can be wide. Give them plenty of space to grow and don’t plant them too close to the house.

Quite the beautiful redo. Impressive

Also, before planting trees near your house, check how long the roots of the tree can get before. Some trees have root systems that branch out, not a tap root looking for water and can grow under your homes foundation, causing cracks!

I really like your videos and the rationale you provide when choosing elements. Keep up the good work.

What software did you use ?