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  • front yard with flowers, mulch, and pathway
  • gravel path running through front yard garden
  • pink pin-cushion flower close up
  • close up of small yellow perennial flowers
  • purple coneflowers in a xeric garden
  • close up of blue grama grass in garden
  • yellow and red low-water flowers
  • front yard with mulched garden, stone edging, and pathway
  • xeric low-water colorful front yard garden
  • colorful front yard garden mulched

Owner

Pete

City

Greeley

Skill Set

Intermediate

Project Size

250 - 500 sq ft

Project Location

Front yard

Sun Exposure

Full sun

Year Completed

2019

Time Commitment

10 hours of labor or less

Project Cost

Less than $500

Other Project Elements

Raised/tiered beds, Drip irrigation system, Retaining walls, Pathways, Low water/xeric plants

Resource Central Programs

Garden In A Box

Professional Help

No

Advice from the Owner

I love the colorful flowers that bloom at different times during the year plus the variety of plants that come with the Garden in a Box program. I just recommend the preparation of the soil with good compost and lots of rototilling.

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