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DIY yard makeover: front to back

A Bay Area couple learn the joys of sweat equity as they landscape the home of their dreams

DIY Yard Makeover: Front to Back: Backyard after
Photo by Thomas J. Story, styling by Emma Star Jensen

Backyard after

The re-landscaped backyard now contains a patio for entertaining, a potting area, a raised bed for vegetables and herbs, a patch of Eco-Lawn, loads of native and low-water plants, and the house’s old mailbox (now a bird feeder).


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