New Orleans Front Yard Gets a Full Landscape Remodel

This one was a full gut job on the front yard. The ivy had completely taken over, the grade was off, and the overall look just wasn't doing this classic New Orleans shotgun-style home any favors. We stripped everything back and started fresh.

First step was getting rid of all the ivy and regrading the yard so it would drain properly and give the new sod a solid base to work with. Prep work like this isn't glamorous, but it's what separates a lawn that thrives from one that struggles six months down the road. We don't skip steps.

From there we laid fresh sod across the entire front yard, added new stone borders to clean up the garden beds, and brought in new plants and fresh mulch to tie it all together. The garden beds flanking the porch now have real structure and depth - the kind of detail that makes a home look intentional from the curb.

Our partners at Urbanscapes then came in and poured a beautiful curved concrete path leading up to the front porch. That curved walkway ties the whole design together and gives the front of the house a natural, welcoming flow that a straight path just wouldn't have delivered.

The difference between the before and after on this one is hard to overstate. A yard that was overgrown and patchy now has clean sod, defined beds, fresh plants, and a path that makes the whole front of the home feel pulled together. This is exactly what a full landscape remodel should look like.