This suburban home built in the mid nineties had a very generic palette of problematic plants including “Bradford” Pears monopolizing space in the ample back yard and evergreens covering up windows on the front foundation. Once cleared, we revamped the front with new borders filled with structural reblooming azaleas, clumps of purple blooming Siberian Iris and other hardy perennials for seasonal color. We added perimeter borders all around the newly fenced in yard and broke up the “boxed in” feel with a mix of tall evergreen Junipers, blooming shrubs, native perennials and large planters that we fill with seasonal color. This garden has island beds, a water feature and amazing shade and sun loving plants including giant hostas we added.