Front Landscape Cleanup with New Beds, Mulch and Tree Trimming

This one had a lot going on. Overgrown hollies blocking the front of the house, jasmine running wild along the street fence, a magnolia that had dropped its canopy too low, and beds that needed a full reset. It's the kind of job where you almost don't know where to start - but once you break it down piece by piece, it all comes together.

We started with the beds up front. Pulled out the old material, worked in fresh plants, and topped everything off with redwood mulch. The color contrast that redwood gives against green plants is hard to beat. It makes the whole bed look intentional and finished rather than just patched up.

The jasmine along the street fence was the wildest part of the job. That stuff grows fast and doesn't stop. We trimmed it back hard and cleaned up the sidewalk line so it's no longer spilling out over the walkway. Same approach with the hollies - brought them back to a shape that actually fits the space instead of just taking over it.

Raising the magnolia canopy was the finishing touch. When a magnolia gets left alone, the lower branches eventually swallow up everything underneath. Lifting that canopy opens up the area below, lets more light in, and gives the tree a cleaner, more structured look. It's one of those details that makes a big difference even if people can't immediately put their finger on why.

We got all of it done in a single day. That's the kind of turnaround that matters when you've got a big cleanup and don't want a half-finished yard sitting around for a week. Clean beds, shaped shrubs, a raised magnolia - the front of this house looks like a completely different place.