Searching for a design for a new front yard was not a quick task. We thought we had found the answer when we came across a neighbor who had built a lovely 6 foot wall in front of her beautiful garden. Stepping past the wall felt like you had just entered another world-very calm and private. Then we found out that the city would not allow us to build a wall higher than 48 inches. She was able to build her 6 foot wall because the small court that her property is on is actually considered a private driveway. Oh well. We finally decided that what would make my husband happy is a brick wall similar to the one pictured above. I wasn't so sure we needed a 4 foot brick wall, but believe it will add some instant charm to the front view of the house. The bricks will be a different color than the lovely used bricks pictured, and will hopefully resemble the bricks on our house. Our wall will be 4 feet from the sidewalk and the height will be 4 ft, as dictated by the city. We talked to the owners of the house pictured above to find out that their wall is about 80 years old! We hope the wall will make it easy to create an attractive drought-tolerant garden in the front yard. The best news is that we are moving forward fast, which means I may be able to plant some trees next month!! Stay-tuned---I will be posting updates!
Part-time Gardener:)
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