Yard beautified

We are slowly making progress on the house. (Actually it's only been two years and we have done a ton to the house) I am grateful for marks hard work on our house and hope we will get the profit we want out of it. We poured concrete in front of our house last summer where there used or be ugly bushes. And this year we got some rocking chairs to put in front of the house so we can sit and watch McCall play and be comfortable. We also ripped out two ugly trees in front of the house last year and this year I shaped a raised burm and planted some perennials that will do well in shade since our house faces north. 

Before 

After 

New perennials and chairs (they are different types of hostas and they will grow quite a bit bigger) and then the little plants in the front are white ground cover.