Owner
Sonia
City
Northglenn
Skill Set
Beginner
Project Size
250 - 500 sq ft
Project Location
Front yard
Sun Exposure
Full sun
Year Completed
2023
Time Commitment
11 - 20 hours of labor
Project Cost
less than $500
Other Project Elements
Native or drought-tolerant plants, Drip irrigation system
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Advice from the Owner
I love this project and how our front garden turned out; it's so colorful and we get lots of bees and hummingbirds. It was easy to use to color-by-number chart that comes with the Garden In A Box kit to lay out the garden. I'm glad we amended the soil before plating and my advice is to make sure you pick the correct drip tip to schedule the irrigation system accordingly.
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Owner
Joshua
City
Northglenn
Skill Set
Beginner
Project Size
1,000+ sq ft
Project Location
Front yard
Sun Exposure
Full sun
Year Completed
2021
Time Commitment
More than 40 hours of labor
Project Cost
less than $500
Other Project Elements
Native or drought-tolerant plants, Pathways, Shrubs
Resource Central Programs
Advice from the Owner
The lawn removal service was a huge time and labor saver, I would highly recommend this. The garden in a box was nice, but too early in the season to be planted outside immediately, causing some difficulties. Rabbits have also eaten some of the plant varieties while ignoring others, but this has changed from last summer to this season. I also would probably not choose the rubber mulch if I were to start over, it makes fall leaf cleanup challenging. In the end, I am glad to be done with mowing and to see the reduction in watering costs. I love the much more appealing flowers and plants over a plain turf grass lawn.
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