LIVERMORE FRONT YARD TRANSFORMATION

Experience the transformation from concept design and visualization to a completed front yard renovation featuring custom hardscape, decorative planting, raised planter beds, and enhanced curb appeal.

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The Livermore Project

This Livermore front yard had a worn brick-and-stone path, dry planting and an entry that needed patio umbrellas just to be usable. The homeowners wanted a front yard that looked great from the street and an entry courtyard they would actually sit in.

Designing it first

Our 2D plan laid out an entry courtyard, an extended driveway, layered garden beds, trees, boulders, lighting and wood benches with planters. The 3D design let the homeowners see the yard from the street and from the front door, in daylight and at night, and fine-tune the plant colors and layout before construction.

What we built

We extended the driveway and finished it and the new walkway with a concrete overlay, then built Napa basalt walls to define the beds. The walkway leads to the entry through layered beds of flowering and drought-tolerant plants, accent boulders and a maple tree, all on new drip irrigation. At the entry we built wood benches with raised planters, giving the homeowners a shaded spot to sit out front, and covered the existing brick with 1x4 wood boards for a more modern look. Low-voltage path and uplighting lights the walkway, tree and planting beds at night.

The result

The house now has real curb appeal and an entry that feels like an outdoor room, not just a way to the front door. The low-water planting stays colorful through Livermore's hot summers, and the lighting makes the front of the house welcoming after dark.

Related services: Landscape Design & Build · Hardscape, Patios & Pavers · Drought-Tolerant Landscaping · Landscape Lighting · Drainage & Irrigation
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Before

A small tree with green leaves in a garden bed next to a house, with a sidewalk, parked cars, and street visible in the background.
A front yard with a brick and stone pathway, dry plants, a large tree, a house with a porch, and umbrellas providing shade.
Outdoor patio area with two blue cushioned chairs, a small side table, and various potted plants near a house wall and window.
Residential neighborhood street with parked car, sidewalk, trees, plants, and a utility pole.

3D Visualization Gallery

Landscape design plan featuring a courtyard, extended driveway, layered garden with plants, trees, rocks, lights, and a wooden deck with planters.
A landscaped backyard garden with a stone pathway leading to a wooden deck, surrounded by various flowering plants and bushes, with a house wall and window on the left, and a green hill in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A modern outdoor patio with wooden built-in benches, a flower bed filled with colorful flowers, a large green shrub, and a light blue exterior wall of a house, with a background of green hills and a cloudy sky.
A computer-generated image of a front yard landscape with various colorful flowers, a large green tree, rocks, and a modern gray house with a tiled patio and steps. In the background, there are green hills and a partly cloudy sky.
A landscaped backyard with a stone pathway, various flowering plants, a lush green tree, and part of a gray house with wooden trim and small window.
A modern single-story house with a gray roof, white walls, and a two-car garage. The front yard features landscaped plants, trees, and a stone pathway, bordered by a low wooden fence and rocks. There is a paved driveway leading to the garage and a de
A landscaped backyard with a house, a garden bed with colorful flowers, bushes, and two trees, alongside a stone border and paved patio area, with rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
Nighttime view of a modern house with a landscaped front yard featuring a large tree and garden flowers, with a mountain landscape in the background and pathway leading to the entrance.
Nighttime view of a modern house with side yard, illuminated landscape with bushes, flowers, rocks, and pathway, and a wooden privacy fence.
Night view of a house with a landscaped garden, trees, colorful flowers, and pathway lighting in a scenic outdoor setting.

Completed Construction Gallery

Wooden planters filled with colorful flowers on a patio, with trees and a street visible in the background.
Residential front yard with landscaped garden bed featuring a small tree, flowering plants, and decorative rocks, adjacent to a paved walkway and house entrance under a clear blue sky.
A landscaped front yard with a stone pathway, various plants, and trees, beside a wooden fence and residential street.
A landscaped front yard featuring a small tree with red leaves, rocks, and various desert plants. Cars are parked in the driveway, and a wooden fence and white exterior wall are visible in the background.
A landscaped front yard with a stone pathway, various green plants and flowers, a wooden fence on one side, and a house with a gray roof and white walls. There is a tree with green and reddish leaves, and a street with cars and a building visible in
Nighttime garden pathway lit with small landscape lights and surrounded by various plants and flowers, with a wooden fence on the left and trees in the background.
Illuminated front yard garden at night with a large tree, red shrub, and various flowers, surrounded by rocks and lit by small outdoor lights. A house with a porch and a driveway are visible in the background.
A nighttime garden pathway illuminated by small ground lights, with stepping stones, surrounded by plants and trees, adjacent to a house with a fence and neighboring homes in the background.

Project Walkthrough Video