Curb Appeal Ideas: Landscaping Before-and-Afters

This Cape Cod-style home is quite charming, but its front yard lacks a focal point, and the retaining wall is falling apart.

This front yard is now packed with eye-catching elements. Cast in cement, the new house numbers instantly draw attention from the street. Concrete steps provide a clear path through the lush landscape to the front door.

Potential buyers won't be impressed by this home's brown grass and dying shrubs.

Pink and purple flowers pop against this yard's new flower beds lined with dark mulch. Gravel pathways tie the neutral tones of the house with the landscape.