One of the things that bothered us about the layout of the front yard was that the walkway cut across the front of the house rather than straight from the sidewalk to the front door. We decided to completely revamp the front yard by re-laying the walkway, planting grass where the old walkway was, and building a landscaping area below the front windows.

I decided to tackle this project with the help of our good friend Don–a man with landscaping experience and plenty of muscle. Our friend Jason stopped by with iced coffees and helped us figure out how to lay the new walkway using the flagstones from the old walkway. We dug everything out of the front yard, including layers and layers of old brick. While digging the path for the new walkway, we hit a large piece of flagstone at least a foot down that looks as though it might have been a header for a window. We used it on the far left side of the new walkway.

I transplanted all of the lilies to the far side of the yard, leaving a few under the front windows. We’re in the process of figuring out what to plant there, so more pictures to follow…