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Creating Curb Appeal, One Neighborhood at a Time

With every Curb Appeal: The Block makeover, the neighbors also benefit. Here are two such neighborhoods.

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Block No. 1, Main Makeover

Before: After a car crashed in their front yard, Hillary and Larry have been unable to move forward on fixing their landscaping: the subterranean driveway, dilapidated picket fence and badly needed paint job.

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Block No. 1, Main Makeover

After: The yard is no longer the neighborhood eyesore: the house is freshly painted, the driveway is now at grade, and beautiful plantings take the place of the picket fence.

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Block No. 1, Main Makeover

Before: The circular hardscape is appealing but it needs softening, and the fountain hasn't worked for years.

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From: Curb Appeal

Block No. 1, Main Makeover

After: With a beautiful shade tree at the center and shrubs around the perimeter, this area has become a welcoming sitting space.

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