And we're done!!!

After many laborious hours spent in the front garden, I'm happy to report that we're done!  My mom was a great help and we wouldn't have gotten the work done so fast without her.  We dug out more vines and plants and went to the nursery yesterday to pick out a new tree and some plants to fill the holes.  I have to say, the garden looks pretty good.  Here are some before and after pictures:

Before

After

After:  Planted this pretty Dahlia

Before

After:  Planted Foxgloves that are a nice purple color

Before

After

After:  more close up shot

Before

After:  dug up all the grass, put down mulch and added a rock

We're VERY happy with how the new garden turned out!

Now that the garden looks fabulous, Scott and I will just need to maintain it and replace whatever plants, etc. we want to every year.  We never realized how much work we did until looking at the before and after pictures.  We're amazed at how much better the garden looks.  Thanks mom for all your help!!!