Every year Dwyatt and I pick one big project we want to do for the house. In 2011 we built the backyard fireplace and pergola, last year we completely redecorated our bedroom, and this year we had our front flowerbeds landscaped! We knew we needed to do this early in the year so the plants have a chance to get established before the hot summer arrives, so March seemed like the perfect time!
We have very large front flowerbeds, they’re really too big in my opinion. The problem was that they had little tiny plants in them, and plants that we haphazardly strewn around the bed with no rhyme or reason to their layout. We also were experiencing a takeover of bermuda grass… that pesky stuff had completely taken over! Honestly, we let these beds just get too far gone that we were overwhelmed with the amount of work it would take to get them back in working order. It got to the point that I was embarrassed of them when people would come visit us and walk the front door… I knew we had to do something!
We hired Giant Landscaping and have been so happy with their work! In only 2 days we had entirely new flowerbeds! That amount of work would have taken Dwyatt and I at least 2 solid weekends of constant work, something we can neither afford time-wise, or want to do labor wise 
The “Before” pictures… what a mess! Oh, and a picture of the one pretty daffodil we had and Weston just because he’s so cute…
After Day 1 we returned home and all the old plants/weeds/grass was gone! The beds were perfectly clean with new fresh dirt! They did transplant some of the old grass for us which will be perfect along the side fence of our house.
The “After” pictures! Day 2 we arrived at home and Dwyatt instantly fell in love with the giant tree. He was SO excited about the fact that it’s taller than the roof. The two big crape mertle trees just look like sticks right now, but come summer they’re going to be beautiful! We have rose bushes, holly, black eyed susans, and several types of native grasses, all kinds of different things that are made to thrive in Oklahoma!
I can’t wait to see how this project flourishes this summer and I’m now fully prepared with a bottle of weed killer to take on the bermuda grass & weeds and keep these beds looking great!
My teal settee… so much fun! A great place for me to relax and read in the morning while Dwyatt’s still asleep 
Outdoor lanterns with baby pumpkins & gourds!
Did I mention that the 
Pretty excited about scarf season!
I’m having a hard time getting Dwyatt out of these hammock chairs this weekend…
Someone else loves the fall decorations too 
Ok, back to our lazy Sunday afternoon! Tonight I’m making 
