Before and After photos - 5 years later

These pictures show the front of my house in May (or April) of 2007, and then today (5/13/17).

In April of 2007, the mulch in front of our home hid a ton of river stones, which I had to remove by hand and transport to another location in my yard (horrible job, but I made a dry stream bed with the rocks).  I hauled in a bunch of compost, planted 4 Annabelle Hydrangea behind the red maple, with a few varieties of hosta in front.     

My photos leave much to be desired but it's fun to see the progress!