Modern Elegance Unveiled: A South Hill Landscape Renovation

Automated Lawn & Pest Control renovated this property on Spokane's South Hill from the ground up, working from a 3D rendering we presented with the proposal. The finished landscape has concrete curbing on a gravel base, a small paver patio with a bench, boxwoods along the sidewalk, lawn throughout and a Wi-Fi smart irrigation system with drip irrigation for the shrub beds, trees and a raised garden bed.

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View from a patio bench across new pavers to curved concrete curbing, lawn and gray rock beds behind a blue-gray ranch house

Location: South Hill, Spokane, WA
Property: Single-story home
Goal: Transform the whole property with a low-maintenance landscape
Design: 3D rendering presented with the proposal
Hardscape: Concrete curbing on a gravel base and a small paver patio with a bench
Planting: Boxwoods along the sidewalk and lawn throughout
Focal points: Two large Montana rose crystal rocks at the front
Irrigation: Wi-Fi smart irrigation, drip lines in the shrub beds and separate drip valves for the trees and a raised garden bed

Before & after

South Hill Front Yard Before & After

The front of the house from the sidewalk, before the renovation and after.

Before: bare dirt front yard of a blue-gray ranch house on the South Hill — Before

After: the same house with a boxwood-lined front walk, two large rose-colored boulders, a curbed tree ring, gray rock beds and lawn — After

From bare dirt to a finished front yard

The front yard was bare dirt. Now boxwoods line the walk to the door, the two Montana rose crystal rocks anchor the beds and a curbed ring circles the young tree, with gray rock and lawn filling in around them.

The story

Renovating a South Hill Landscape, Front to Back

The goal was simple: transform the entire property with a landscape that looks finished and stays low maintenance.

Designing from a 3D rendering

We presented a 3D rendering with the proposal, so the client could see the layout before any work started. From there, the client gave our team creative control to build it out.

The build

Concrete curbing on a gravel base sets the shape of the design, with lawn throughout. In the back corner, a small paver patio with a bench makes a place to sit. Boxwoods went in along the sidewalk, and the property's two large Montana rose crystal rocks became focal points at the front of the home.

Smart irrigation and drip

A Wi-Fi-enabled smart irrigation system waters the landscape. Drip lines run through the shrub beds, and the trees and a raised garden bed are on their own isolated drip valves, so they can be watered on a separate schedule from the lawn and shrub beds. More on sprinkler installation with Wi-Fi controllers and drip lines.