I asked Willie, after all of the landscaping was complete, which area he believed had the most dramatic transformation. His reply was the front lawn. I do agree that the transformation is definitely dramatically different, but… my thoughts are that the backyard areas were definitely transformed the most.
Here are the before and after photos. You can decide which you choose as well. You can see our front lawn transformation before and after photos here.
Upon our very first visit to Royalview, we were encountered with a make-shift outdoor kitchen, and a very large stump from a downed tree, right in the middle of the yard.
We did not let this thwart our enthusiasm for this home. There was much potential to be unlocked here.
So, from a right side angle before picture, you can see the kitchen and the stump right behind it, in the yard.
In the after photo, the kitchen is gone, the stump is gone, and a beautiful tiered garden can now be seen from behind the pillar of the covered back patio upon approach.
This stump was the before lawn decor. And even though it was quite the sight, I could envision a beautiful tiered garden here that flowed naturally with the land’s own organic lines.
And here it is now. I still cannot believe that it actually exists, outside my imagination. The Eagle A. Improvements team brought it to life just as I had envisioned.
I was able to choose the plants that were to go into this garden, as well as the front gardens, and I also gave Eagle A. artistic freedom to add others that they thought would work well.
Everything is so pretty. I couldn’t be happier with the results. And bonus! We now have Texas Bluebonnets blooming in the back garden. That was one of Eagle A.’s surprises for us.
For the far right side of our backyard area, there wasn’t really anything but grass, and water would stand in that back corner area of the house. We had a generator and a propane tank installed, and then Eagle A. custom poured steps for the maintenance of this equipment so that mud would no longer be tracked back and forth on our patio and sidewalks.
Before:
After:
We, and others, can now easily access this area and no more tracking in dirt and mud. That’s a big Yay! And a huge win! And so cute, Willie wrote our names in the cement.
Next, is the other side of the patio, going toward our back gate. This before photo is how it appeared when we first saw the house.
After the Eagle A. team finished their beautification, it is now clean, simplistic beauty. The grassy areas are all newly laid sod. Eagle A. also installed irrigation for the backyard grass and garden.
In the gravel area, there are built in drains, and this line follows the drain line.
Here is a before picture of the drain line area:
Eagle A. made sure that all drains were clean and flowing. And the whole area is so much neater.
Look closely at the after picture and you can see one of the little hidden sprinkler heads. These rise up when the water comes on.
On the other side of the gate, across from the grassy area, is a small little nook between our garage and house. This area houses the outdoor a/c condenser.
Before, there were stacks of landscaping bricks piled up against the outside of the garage.
Now, everything is cleaned/cleared out, and white gravel has been installed.
So much better! And thankfully Eagle A. was able to use those landscaping bricks in our backyard tiered garden. So fabulous!
I think you can probably see why I thought the backyard makeover was so dramatic. There was a lot to clean up, make useful, and beautify.
It’s so much more peaceful out here now. We’re looking forward to getting our patio all decked out so we can sit back here and enjoy.
We’ve put out a few solar lights already, so it’s really pretty after dark.
Willie and I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the progress of our property being renovated and given new life. It’s been quite a fun journey for us.
Till next time, stay safe, and follow your joy! God is truly good!
Johanna and Willie
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