Midtown Front Yard With Backyard Features

In 2023 after taking on some projects inside the house, this young family was ready to create some outdoor living space for their new home. Their house does not have a back door, so they needed a place within eyesight of the kitchen for the kids to play, and to spend time with family and friends as an extension of the living room. They were excited to have a mix of edible and ornamental plantings.

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Midtown Front Yard With Backyard Features
Hand-drawn front yard landscape design plan showing flagstone patio, planting beds, and gravel areas - Orchard Keepers
Before photo of a front yard with dry patchy lawn ready for landscape renovation
Front yard bare dirt with white spray-paint outlines marking a new landscape design layout
Side yard with new cedar wood fence and spray-painted layout lines for a landscape renovation
Backyard renovation in progress with new cedar fencing and gravel base being installed
Workers installing a flagstone patio in a front yard landscape renovation with wheelbarrows and tools
Finished front yard landscape with a curved decomposed granite path and drought-tolerant plantings - Orchard Keepers
Completed front yard landscape design with a curved gravel path, wood fencing, and red fall foliage - Orchard Keepers
Finished flagstone patio with outdoor seating and wood fencing at sunset - Orchard Keepers
Completed side yard landscape with a paver walkway and fresh planting beds along a wood fence - Orchard Keepers

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Creating an Outdoor Extension of Home

Designed around family connection and everyday living, this landscape transformed the front yard into a welcoming outdoor space for play, gathering, and growing.

Pencil Drawn Flower Image for Orchard Keepers

Irrigation

Landscape design & hardscape

Decomposed granite play area

Planting plan

Flagstone patio

Pencil Drawn Lemon Tree Branch for Orchard Keepers

Edible and ornamental planting

Project Investment: $45,000

Excluding the built in bench, new fence, and sod removal

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A clear process helps you understand what your land needs now, what can wait, and what will support healthier growth over time. Schedule a consultation to talk through your property, your goals, and the best next step for design, installation, or ongoing care.

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