Pictures of the House

This is a "before" picture of the front of the house. Notice the tree growing in the landscaping on the right side. There is a maple on the far left side growing in it as well.

Another "before" picture - the kids rooms are on the left side of this picture behind the huge shrub.

An "after" picture of the side of the house - the huge shrub is gone as are the vines!

The front of the house now!

Here are the pictures of our house - the top two are the "before", the last two are the "after." It isn't perfect, but it is getting there! It is full of perrenials now that will take a few years before they reach their peak. It has just about every perrenial you can name in it as it is so big. As you can see from the top pictures, there were actual trees growing in the landscaping that had grown from seeds that had landed in it. It was covered in vines which you can't see from the picture - absolutely covered. Ferns ran rampant (and still continue to pop their heads up, but I'm constantly trying to stop on top of them). Under the big bush right up by the house on the left side of the picture, vines had crawled up under the siding and onto the roof. That is where the kids' rooms are. They could barely see out their windows. Prickers and thorns were everywhere and ugh, it was just a mess. There were times when I could only work on a small patch of it at a time as it was so overwhelming. But piece by piece, I have finally gotten it to a manageable project. It also helps that there are so many nurseries here that you can buy great perrenials for around $1.50!!! We also have had about seven trees cut down that were very close to the house which has opened it up more and Greg has been chopping away, too. I also have a perrenial garden on the side of the house that I reclaimed from vines. Next project is the landscaping around the back of the house!