Southern Gardening Guide

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Your Yard Calendar

Follow our calendar guide to turn your common yard into an uncommon delight. Rebecca Bull Reed shares a day-by-day account of this remarkable front-yard transformation.

Your Yard Calendar
Photography Joseph De Sciose, William Dickey / Styling Leigh Anne Montgomery

Your Yard Calendar

February 20
A bleak beginning. It was suggested that we find another yard because this one required too much work.

February 22
Garden Assistant Jason Somerville and I sit down to design. It was like starting with a blank slate because nothing in front was salvageable except trees. We started with the bed line, then placed crepe myrtles and shrubs by the driveway and front steps. Homeowners requested color and lots of it. 'Double Knock Out' roses are a good choice--fast growth and plentiful flowers.


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