Creating a Gorgeous New Front Yard - avidgreen

Creating a Gorgeous New Front Yard

See the process by which the front of the home, built in the early 1950's, is updated with beautiful new terraced walls, a flowing staircase, integrated pathways, a 'smart' irrigation controller with drip irrigation, native and mediterranean plants, low-voltage LED lighting, ledge stone facing around the garages, and a beautiful natural fountain to greet visitors and be enjoyed by the residents within the home. The entire job was designed and built by AvidGreen Landscaping. Come see how each part was designed and built!

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The new garden is planted and mulched. Planting is one of the last steps after designing and building the new walls and staircase.
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Starting the project. Clearing and cleaning as we prepare to create the new garden design.
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Visualizing the new terraced walls and integrated curves that make the garden special.
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Rebar and concrete form the new walls and staircase.
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Bluestone walls, amended soil, efficient drip irrigation. Ready for planting!
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Native and mediterranean plants are laid out and planted.
The plants are thriving this first season.
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Utilizing an existing concrete pad within the new patio-entry to the home. Here we're laying out all the paths and curves.
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All the lines and curves work beautifully together.
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Building the new patio-entry.
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Flagstones are mortared and the paths are nearly complete.
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Wiring the wall and stair lights.
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Installing low-voltage, LED lighting for the plants, fountain, and trees.
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Path and stair lights and lights on the young garden and trees.
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After thoughtful plant layout, ready to start planting!
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Planting the upper patio and entry.
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Placing the fountain and adjacent boulders. The fountain boulder and all the others used in this project already were on site. We carefully moved them into a beautiful new configuration throughout the front garden.
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The fountain boulder on a stable, constructed base and reservoir.
Click to see and hear the fountain flowing.
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We removed the bricks lining the driveway and replaced them with matching flagstones.
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A shot just after replacing the bricks with new flagstones.
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We also built a new 'sitting wall' next to the fountain. Day or night, one can relax and look out at Mount Tamalpais and the Ross Valley.
The sitting wall next to the fountain surrounded by the new garden.
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With the homeowners, we selected matching ledge stone to face the front of the house around the garages.
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Installing the ledge stone. (The job still is in-progress. More photos to come.)
The completed ledge stones around the garage doors.
A beautiful walk up the new stairs from the driveway. Note the custom handrail.
Looking out from the sitting wall to Mount Tamalpais.