Front Yard Makeover

I was done with my beautiful Russian Sage bushes since they look pretty and attract bees but they spread like crazy...means, they are invasive and even my across-the-street-neighbor has them. Little sprouts peek everywhere through grass, rocks or mulch and when I found them coming through my patio that me and my Mom built last June, I was done with these shrubs.





So I advertised them for free on Craigslist and within 20 minutes I got 6 emails back. That very same afternoon a very friendly older lady came by and dug 3 bushes out.


That left me in re-thinking what to do with the empty spaces...





Last week I found free rocks on my beloved Craigslist that I wanted for my front yard. One house in the neighborhood looks exceptionally beautiful the way they did their yard and of course I want to do this, too.

The stones are just 11 minutes away from me in Lafayette and even match the yellow tone of our house!

So total I drove about 7 times to the location and filled my van with the rocks. All I spent on the rocks worth about $300 I guess is less than $20 in gas....

Here the front yard in it's early make over stage:

And finally the 'done' stage:

The other side of our front yard:

Of course everything will look much prettier when the flowers bloom and the grass is green..can't wait to share then pictures with you!