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<\/a>\nSee? Layers upon layers of bushes and plants…that looked good when they were first planted. With not much thought into how they’d look AFTER they grew in. Combine that with the fact we’ve had zero time to do any weeding or maintenance…<\/p>\n A beautiful Japanese Maple that’s totally out of control. Blocks the entire porch area.<\/p>\n Down the side of the house<\/p>\n And, around the back. We have ideas for expanding the deck (it’s to the left of this photo) across the back of the house, this area is really a blank slate. One day…<\/p>\n Here’s a closer look…<\/p>\n and even closer…<\/p>\n We realized this wasn’t going to fix itself (ahem), so I visited our downtown garden center. It’s been there FOREVER, so I figured they might have a good reference for a local landscaper who needs work. Boy, did they ever. A husband and wife team spent about 5 days here.<\/p>\n Here are the results.<\/p>\n Wow, huh? Amazing how much better it looks…more open, spacious. Love it.<\/p>\n The Japanese Maple is now a smaller version of the original. I had no clue how to prune it. It would have looked like a hacked up tree in my hands! Larry said it had never been pruned before. I’m still not a huge fan of where it’s planted, but it does look so much better.<\/p>\n The bushes have a white look to them because that area was loaded with BEES and he had to treat it before he could work on it.<\/p>\n He also trimmed all the front trees, and mulched around them.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n<\/a>\n