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January 16, 2014

After posting a tutorial on rooting plant and shrub clippings yesterday,
it's only right to follow up with a Before & After Garden Friday!

Better Homes & Gardens has been a premiere source for gardening
ideas since 1922.  Take a look at a few of their recent projects:

(Honestly, I thought the 'before' shed was nice!)
Before                                                             After
Before: Basic Outdoor Shed       After: Garden Shed with Extra Storage


Before                                                  After
BEFORE: Empty Bed       AFTER: Lush Planting


Even a small area of the backyard
has potential for a BIG impact:
Before                                                 After
BEFORE: Unkempt Corner       AFTER: Beautiful Backdrop

BEFORE: An Unsightly Air Conditioner       AFTER: A Lush, Low-Care Planting


No renovation is completely finished until the landscaping is also re-done:
Before                                             After
This Old House


Not only did Andrew Grossman renovate an old farm
house, he also completely transformed the yard:
before and after garden makeover andrew grossman massachusetts

before and after garden makeover andrew grossman


A small ugly alley is now a lush garden retreat:
Before: 400 sq. ft. Portland alley    After: Portland soothing garden escape


What's particularly interesting about this project is that
the homeowners kept several of the existing shrubs:
Before


After


This makeover makes the patio look bigger, doesn't it?
Before                                                   After


Not only did these owners dramatically improve
their home, they also transformed the landscaping:
Before 


After:

Home Talk


Studio G is a wonderful blog for all things garden and patio related.
Here are some projects that were featured on their site that show how
problem areas of a back yard can be greatly improved. 

This covered patio went from barely functional to Party Central:
    before and after garden patio makeover



A raised stone bed of tall plants helps conceal the area under
the staircase and gives privacy to the ground floor bedroom:
before and after garden makeover staircase garden      


An unsightly storage shed was transformed
into a covered picnic area that's . . . . . . .
before and after garden makeover shed california covered patio     before and after garden makeover shed california covered patio

before and after garden makeover shed california covered patio
. . . . . . perfect for entertaining!


The tiny backyard of a row house
is now one of its biggest assets:
Karins cottage garden makeover studiogblog    garden makeover cottage


And, lastly, is it possible to turn
an old barn site into a zen garden?
before and after garden barn tear down zen garden

Yes, it is!
before and after garden barn coversion to a zen garden
Studio G

I hope today's projects were inspiring.
Have a great weekend!

5 comments:

  1. Yes, I guess you could say VERY inspiring.

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  2. Awesome before and afters! I can't pick a favorite, and the only one I don't like is the house where they painted the red brick. Love red brick homes! Great post!

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  3. Wow! Lots of inspiration here. Now, if spring would just show her pretty face :)

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  4. I love gardening and these photos are fantastic. That house/garden makeover is just wonderful! We have had a mild winter here in the Pacific Northwest and it makes me long for Spring even more...

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  5. I don't have a green thumb. My mom did and had her own greenhouse. Oh, I wish I had listened, worked harder and observed more. When she and daddy died 3 years ago, we had to sell the house. We dug up her flower beds and got the bulbs. Mine are yet to come up. I don't think they will. I need a transformation like this:) I'm gonna add you to my list of following. Hope you will do.

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