A Blank Canvas

Yesterday and today have been a whirlwind of activity at our house! Yesterday we had a demolition crew come in with a bobcat tractor and remove all of our landscaping in the front and backyard. We purchased the house as a short sale and it took 9 months for the sale to go through. During that time nobody was living in the house or taking care of the landscaping. When we moved in a lot of the landscaping was dead and what was still alive was overgrown. The landscaping didn't seem thought out and there was really nothing we wanted to keep except one agave. This is what the backyard looked like when we moved in.

And this is what the front yard looked like.

 

We decided that we want to replace the front yard with drought tolerant plants such as sage, succulents, native plants, etc... San Diego is basically a desert and with water rationing, clay soil and not a lot of rainfall grass just doesn't do well here. In the backyard we want to build a large deck off the back of the house, a fire pit and possibly a jacuzzi. So we brought in some hired help to remove all the landscaping and now our yard is a blank canvas that I can't wait to get my hands on!

This is how our backyard now looks. There is nothing left and today that ugly cracked cinder block wall will be gone too! We will be building a wood fence this weekend to go in it's place.

Our front yard is now completely cleared out too, as well as the parkway.

 

I'll post more photos as we go through the process of rebuilding our landscaping. I have so any ideas I can't wait to dig in and get started!