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Modern ​​Cottage
Garden Make-over

Create
beautiful
art in your garden.



​From
design to layout
to hard work! ... 
Lol

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After

An old fashioned brick path...

The idea of a brick path, not straight, but 

flowing and meandering around the house complemented the eventual flower beds and 
defined the peaceful garden setting.
It seems that brick and flower
beds just seem
to work together. 


Adding a  fence can also define your space and
elaborate on the border plantings. This spring 

more is in store as I had planted some Hydrangeas around the foundation and Black-Eyed Susans to compliment my yellow front door. 

Design

It's all about adding color, texture and fragrance ​to your yard!  
This was probably the most inspiring part of 

the whole property. Beautiful and serene with
abundant wildlife, deer, rabbits plenty of singing
birds and an occasional possum.  

Spacious but plain, the side yard had the 
potential of creative design. I wanted to 
capture the peacefulness and not obstruct 
the view of the lawn. So keeping it open 
but also interesting was the design challenge.
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Before                                   

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Backyard Vision

     Roses, Daylilies 

   a place to sit and relax... 
​       
go ahead, it's fine!
 

But it wasn't easy, bull work and more bull work. Digging, lugging, tripping and other stuff like that. Good thing I had a decent wheelbarrow and a vision to make this work.
The other plus was that Lowe's is only 2 miles from my cottage. 

from the nest
Gina Cole

Before
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             After 
Patio After DIY Project Nest
                                                                                                                                     Knock-out Roses and Fire-pit

Stage One

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This is when my vision started to materialize. River rock to create the major portion of my patio area. The seating area has grey patio stone. Roses and Daylilies were in the layout plan so an L shaped flower bed needed to surround the patio area and eventually I added a wrought iron fence. 
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  • Welcome
  • Kitchen Makeover
    • Cottage Style Bathroom MakeOver
    • Living Room/ Fireplace before and after
    • The Painted Stair Runner
    • Home Office Ideas
  • Blog
  • Photography
    • Artwork
    • Wall Murals
  • About
  • My Yellow Shed
  • Garden Tour
  • What's New?
  • Flooring
  • In Progress
  • New House Living Room Upgrade
  • New House