This yard has been a never ending story of playing in the dirt. We inherited a very unruly South Florida landscape. The front yard has gone through some work in the past few years but still has a ton to go. Here is a tour through the past few years and where we are now. Soon, we’ll be able to showcase a complete landscape but for now, join us for a little recap.
This was before we moved, painted, and pulled out the unruly plants.
Here we are with the painting started but no real work on the plants.
If you remember, we did clear some of the yard, planted some oak trees and added ivy to climb along the front of our house. 
And here we are now. New paint, some new plants, new fence, and a huge pile of dirt since there is still so much more to go.
We cleared out the grass and have planted some native plants to start the landscape. As the dirt pile indicates, we are not quite done. We are adding a bunch of plants to fill in during the coming weeks. We’ve had rainy weather over the holiday break so we haven’t had a chance to finish, but we intend to finish before it hits 90s during the day again. That is coming soon so we need to get on it! That’s the downfall of a South Florida landscape, it is so hot year round that maintenance is no fun.
I hate landscaping. It is the one thing I would happily pay someone else to do if I had the money. You’ll get there!
Emily, I really am not a fan either. Especially since I tend to kill all plants. Hopefully we will look normal soon enough
Ive always thought that Fl plants seem like they would completely take over a house if they were left unchecked. That said – my PA plants seem to be doing the same thing…
You’ve made great progress! Much more than I have!
Thanks, Bekah! The house was a total jungle when we bought it. We pulled out all the crazy ones long ago before they took over the house