Cobey Family: Before and After

I took on a 'little' project at home. I didn't think it would last as long as it did (OK, only 2 Saturdays instead of one), but I hit a few snags. Five to be exact.

My vision was to remove 5 unsightly bushes from the front of my house. I thought I could take them out and replace them with manageable yet pretty plants/bushes. I knew it would be a big project, but I honestly thought I could do it in one Saturday. But the bushes had another idea...or the roots did!

BEFORE...

This picture shows 4 of the bushes. The large one is two together. There is another one on the other side of the stairs. 5 total!

My mums were a little overgrown too! Yes, that's one mum plant!

OK, I know it looks really good, but those 5 stumps were horrendous!!! They wouldn't budge for me. I tried digging, I tried sawing, then I gave up and tried calling! I called in reinforcements - Erich.

This is what I took to the dump. One full truck bed!

It took me two Saturdays and one very nice landscaper, Erich, that took at least 2 hours to get out the 5 stumps. I should have taken a picture of Erich and his battle with the last stump, but it was too dark by the time he finished!

AFTER!