Lovely garden, Paula. I love what you've done with the rocks and driftwood. Your hostas look very happy.

Wonderful curb appeal, Paula!

DD

Wow--I love it! Do keep us updated with pics as the garden matures.

Kate

Paula, that looks really lovely! I especially love the driftwood section. :-)
Your hard work paid off in spades. Your neighbourhood is that much lovelier!

Jo

Very nice indeed. If I put any hostas in my front yard the deer around here would gobble them up in no time!

A lot of hard work but wonderful results!
Congratulation on a job well done!

Love how you stuck the planter in there. Very creative-- hosta hair! WW

That looks wonderful! What's that plant to the left of the irises in the 3rd pic? Love it!

Excellent, A+ work from you, Paula. As always.

Don B.

Thank you all so much. It certainly swells the heart to receive accolades :)

It was hard work but I am pleased with the results, I will like it more when all of the grass is laid.

fun - Tiger Eye Sumac

Wow, Paula, I did not think you could transform a perfect front garden but you kicked it up a big notch there!. Where in the world do you find all that driftwood and such up there in Canada? Are you on a lake or something?

I remember your driveway beds from last year I think, maybe 2012, and they were awesome, you mentioned then something about doing a bit near that tree at the corner of your property, but honey mah DEAR, what you did is rebuild the whole place. I guess you kept the TREE? :) hehehehe
The builder's sand is a nice touch. Beautiful hosta too.

And just enough lawn easy to keep manicured.

Hi Mocc, thank you for your kind comments.

We have a sailboat and we have a favourite spot in the bay of an island. Periodically there are bits of driftwood at the shore and I swim in and get them. DH helps, too - it is another one of his favourite activities! lol

What a good memory you have. You can see the trunk of the big tree in pic #2 and in pic #4 you can see a bit of its canopy. The new bed doesn't get much moisture when it rains so I will have to put weeper/soaker hoses in place.

The driveway bed was my last big project and at the end is where I put my mini hostas and mini shrubs.

And another thing I noticed in this new bed layout. YOU like the yellow middles and green margins too! That is I suppose my favorite leaf pattern. Your bed just lights up. The tall irises add height and a different texture to the area. Nice choices. The arced bed is like open arms welcoming you home.

Wow, you are a brave one. From what I have gleaned, even the Tiger Eye variety sends suckers out everywhere after about 3 years or so in the ground. It will be gorgeous, but I would be afraid of all of the work it would entail later on!

I love your new garden, it looks fantastic and your hard work was certainly worth it.

I planted a Tiger Eye Sumac in my backyard a couple of years ago and I love it. It is a pretty yellow during the summer and a beautiful orange in the fall. So far it has sent up 2 suckers and I think I will dig up one and plant it somewhere else and my mom wants the other one. I am sure I will end up pulling out a lot of them over the years but right now I am loving that tree!

Linda