When we bought The Rancho, the previous owner had planted a row of bushes along the road as a buffer from the carnys across the street. It added privacy, but reduced curb appeal, and was kind of creepy at night.

Two years ago we remodeled and spent last summer babying the new grass. We kept the dogwood, the japanese maple, wisteria on the porch, pieris up by the house and rose bushes (which I thought were goners, but our yard guy has saved. This spring Dave snapped a picture of the house with the wisteria in full bloom. So much nicer!