FRONT GARDEN 1

Before - click to enlarge

Ready for reshaping the borders - click to enlarge

Newly planted - click to enlarge 

Later in early Autumn - click to enlarge 

The original front garden already had planting around a central lawn.  I reshaped the lawn to allow access to move the lawnmower onto it, and put some  plants either side of this walk on the area next to the drive.  I moved some existing plants to give them more room and to show themselves off more, while other new plants were added to increase the colour in the front garden.  Space has been left for a shrub to be moved into later in the autumn.

Some plants and colours used in the front garden are also used in the back garden to help link the 2 gardens together.  This is now a more welcoming front garden to walk through each day with colour and scent provided by the lavenders, while the 2 types of Ice Plants help to attract the butterflies and give the front garden a more relaxed feel.

FRONT GARDEN 2

Before - click to enlarge

 Newly planted - click to enlarge

2 months later - click to enlarge

The original front garden was a concrete path, that was partly taken up and re-laid with blue bricks.  One side of the front garden was then planted up with winter and spring flowering plants, while the other side which received more sun, was planted up for summer flowering plants.

The following spring (above) sees primulas edging the new border (centre), followed by red and orange tulips giving strong splashes of colour as the perennials start filling out to flower later on.