Early viewers remember when the walk from the parking to the door was narrow and lined with rose bushes that would snag y’all as you walked by and even ripped your plastic grocery bags. What an incredible transformation!!

The thing is, we LOVE to see how things go, even though they're not completely done, because it reminds us, that everything is in flux. Even your thoughts about going with this or that stone/plant or whatever. It is so inspiring to see the whole flow of a build 🙏❤️💐 I can't wait to see your new seating area once the furniture arrives 😁🙏❤️

Thanks so much for sharing the update on the brick project even though you may have wanted to wait for the final "ta-da!" Although before-and-afters are really fun to see - it's actually more helpful to see real-world progress and mid-project decisions. Thanks for letting us in behind the curtain 😊

You know a project is a success when it looks like it has always been there. You have given me the courage to ripe out what I don't like and change it. Life is too short to "live with it". Thank you!!!

Yes yes yes to replicating the ironwork! Looks fantastic! Bravo yet again!

i literally said "wow" out loud. i know it's not done & you would rather wait until everything is buttoned up, but you guys... it looks amazing!! thanks for showing, we get so excited for you.

I just love how Aaron encourages you to go for it. What a supportive partner he is. Its looking amazing.

Laura, you are so inspiring and your energy is sooooo infectious! Everyday, I wake up moving a little sluggishly. “Oh my, what has to be done today?” But after watching you, I’m raring to go! “Let’s go pick up pumpkins, straw bales and corn stalks! Let’s gather up the fall plants we bought, and let’s get the front entrance and boxes done!” I love my morning coffee but, honestly, you are even more energizing than coffee! Thank you for beginning our days so brightly.

You and your amazing team of builders did a fantastic job. I love the formality, clean lines and structure your new walkways create. It is so soothing to the eye and soul. Should you not be able to patch the concrete by the kitchen door, you could temporarily fill the patches with a thick layer of pea gravel or other stone. Keeps the mud out and is easy to scoop up.

Side walk to the kitchen door looks amazing and it's centered on the door. Absolutely do the iron work on the back door. It needs a little decorative interest next to the house right there.

The iron ornate railing that you plan to put on the back steps to match the other steps will be very helpful. The children will find it safer and you will find it safer as you get older.

It looks so much cleaner and I never thought it looked messy.

Love the stone patio area, great advise from your Mom. The stacked stone walls are such a beautiful contrast with the brick walkways.

....“that makes me happy “, the magic words when doing what you love!!!

I could never appreciate a before and after of something unless I see it in progress... thanks for sharing!!

I cant believe that's the same walkway where the lavender hedge was! It looks incredible!! Thank you for showing us and telling us the plans about using that same flagstone around the Hartley area. For some reason I feel excited about the projects as if it was my own home.

this is my favorite change of all. It's stunning and make a huge difference visually. I've been watching since day one and what i love is that as you improve things, the place gets smaller and smaller. At first the wild mess seens huge, as you fix it it shrinks, but also becomes more functional. Love it!

That tiny bit of orange on the stone adds interest

Love you and your family Laura, Thank you for the tour of the new brick walkway and stone walls! You chose a beautiful design. I've been a lurker for over five years, thought I should let you know that you, Aaron and all of your family are greatly appreciated and loved. Always in my prayers too.

Love how you’ve integrated the brick and the flag stone. They both represent your garden design between formal and informal. The brick lays out the path while the flag stone invites you to stay. Plus love the idea of mirroring the iron railing from the front, it will bring it all together in the end. I can tell the excitement in your voice that you are happy somethings are being buttoned up. 😊

Shade Porch : Consider Removing The Shade Porch And Its Concrete Steps. Construct An Open Porch/Steps Right At The 'House Door' With The Same Brick, Before The Installation Of Custom Rails. The Shade Porch Is Seldom Used, If Ever ... Yet It Appears To Be Such A Huge Obstacle To Maneuver Around, Not To Mention The Cost To Fully Restore It. Give This Prime Designated Area Additional Space, For All Of Your Future Accommodations That You Have In Mind.

Love the sidewalks…especially the slate retaining walls 😊 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Here in Ohio our Maples are turning. Soooo beautiful. We call them "Sugar Maples" because they give us our Maple Syrup.

That orange stone (overtime) every now and then, adds a beautiful dimension. It looks gorgeous next to green plants just like the patina of rust. If I were you, I would leave the orange as it. The transformation looks perfect, just like you always wanted.

EVERY THING COMES IN TIME. BUT, IT LOOKS AMAZING . IT IS SO RELAXING JUST TO SEE IT COME TOGETHER. IT LOOKS EASY WHEN YOU WATCH SOMEONE ELSE DO IT. BUT, BOY ITS HARD WORK IN A GARDEN. I ENJOY YOUR VIDEO'S SO MUCH!!!

Quick Idea 💡: if you’re unable to get cement poured for the open areas by the kitchen, maybe a put in pea gravel? Might work as a cheap, temporary fix and help keep the mud at bay? I love seeing the changes to the garden! Who knew I could be so excited to see someone else’s space?! 😂

I love seeing your visions in progress - the before, during and after! Being able to see the whole process come full circle from beginning to end is so gratifying to see and watch. As much as we would like to have projects finished in an hour episode like on HGTV, 😂, as you say, this is real life!! Thank you for all you and Aaron share with us!

The transformation leaves me speechless! Just stunning....only sad sad is the helebores and the boxwood. Loved the whimsy of that little bed !

Laura, I just had to say that hit me hard when u said u called ur mom. I felt that bc I lost my mom in 2016 to ovarian cancer, and I had to train myself not to call my mom whenever I just needed advice. Ur mom is so sweet, and I just love y’all’s close relationship. These memories y’all r making now will someday be the glue that holds ur heart together. Tyfs ur mom and ur life with us. Ur both a treasure!! ❤️

I absolutely love the stacked stone walls! So nice to have some continuity to tie everything together. Thanks so much for the update. I love it!

Wow, just beautiful. What a difference widening the walkway makes. Not just utilitarian, but, elevates the entire look. Add the stacked stone and it is stunning. What a beautiful frame for the gardens. And one project usually leads to another...who can relate to that? ☺☺☺☺

Im hoping next season we will have a lot more planting around the house like the good old days. Dont get more wrong i have LOVED watching the west and south gardens its been so exciting but i also miss all the old planting around the house projects especially the Hebe garden beds!

The brick walkway looks so good! I think the stone patio area was the right call too. Also, loved the music in this video! I look forward to your videos everyday. My kiddos do too. They actually know your cats/kids by name and will say, "Hey there's Russell!" like they know him. Haha! Love your sweet family.

The paths are a wonderful job, you have such a beautiful home with a picturesque garden, making it even more beautiful to come. Always love seeing the family too 💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

Continued blessings to you and your family. 🙏🏾 Your sense of beauty and order are a great asset to your designs. 👍🏾

Samantha sighting at 10:14. lol aways fun when you see the family doing their own little cameo.

The stone wall and area where your new furniture will be look great and natural. Love the brick too. I think the extra length at your doorstep is because you generally need a little space (to sidestep) when opening the door and carrying things in/out, so as not to fall off the edge. The door hinged side is never where you step. (Does that make sense? LOL!) LOVE the way everything is evolving on your property!

Laura you have inspired me so much with my garden. I love everything you do! Thanks for spreading your joy

Laura, I have to stop before you start planting, and say, it would be cool to do a video of viewers submitting their "rip the band-aid off" projects. I had to do that when we had our old septic replaced with a mound system and I FREAKED out watching hedges etc. get ripped out by heavy machinery. Now it is WOW, we have a gorgeous view as a result. Would love to submit a before and after.

We want an October garden tour 😍

Love seeing the transformation over these last few years. I've been watching since you first moved into this house. So much has changed and look forward to seeing what it becomes. Thanks for bringing us along and all the inspiration you have given us.

Hi Laura and Aaron. The brick walkway looks amazing. There is something so pleasing, to my eye anyway, about the more limited palette of materials. The stack-stone walls look great too. I live in the Cotswolds, UK, and we use those everywhere! We call them drystone. And if I may, please don't sound apologetic for wanting the stone to sit the way you want, with the orange out of sight. You're the customer - do it how you want it! It's a real joy to see your garden develop.

Good morning, Laura, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 Thanks for giving me the boot in my rear of enthusiasm! Now that Hurricane Ian 🌀 is behind us I cut back dangling branches, but now I need to "Rip off the band-aid" and just pull out several annuals that might or might not make it. Time to replace, replant and March On! Happy Gardening Everyone 👩‍🌾👍 You must be Over-the-Moon with all the new brick and beautiful stacked walls 👍

Hi Laura and Aaron! I love the look of the newly done areas, and agree with your Mom to using the flagstone for the seating area. It looks so pretty. I agree on adding the same railing to those steps, but then I love wrought iron work. My husband was a welder and made me a curved plant stand, three bakers racks, four small curved stands for candles, etc. and shelves for above the windows in the kitchen. I love all of them! ;-) As others mentioned, you could fill in the unfinished spots with gravel, or some of the flagstone as a temporary fix. Thank you so much for sharing!

Patience is sooo hard when working with contractors. It’s obvious that all your patience and planning is paying off big time! We all appreciate the journey and love seeing a work in progress. Thanks for the inspiration!

So I watched this yesterday and I’m still thinking about it. You’ve already challenged my thinking about plants I don’t like. I moved into a Mature, neglected garden and didn’t want to start over but there were many things I didn’t like. You gave me the courage to remove what didn’t fit MY garden and the space is the better for it. Now you’ve got me thinking about my old tired concrete walk to my front door. It’s narrow and adds nothing but would be costly to change. Seeing how much this really makes everything look so good and cohesive I’m really considering biting the bullet and starting to plan for a new walkway. My garden is better for watching your videos.

If you dressed the stairs with stone I believe it would complete the picture. Looking so neat and tidy now, bravo.

WISHING YOU ALL A BEAUTIFUL DAY! 🌞🌻🌞

Love, love, love that you'll take us along as you're doing things to you property. It helps us to decide if we'd like to do those things to our garden too. Thanks

Enjoyed all, but favorite part was seeing Aaron and kidlet walking past in the far background!🤗😊💚💙

Yes, repeating the ironworks will be lovely!

The step is off center because the door handle is on that side. This gives you more space to step on the side where the door opens.

So thankful you decided to allow a pre-tour tour. What wonderful changes. I agree with plot10homestead that it would look really great if the back stairs were also brick to complete the look, and to have the railings which match the front stairs would be beautiful and tie things together so well. The stacked stone is incredible. Again, thank you so much for the update.

Your Mom was right. The stone looks gorgeous.

Continue On With A 'Flagstone Path' That Leads To Your Outdoor Fireplace, And Install A 'New Brick Patio' In That Seating Area.

Laura, the walkway looks much more put together, & the stacked rock adds a finished look. I think your ideal of adding the black iron handrail will be a nice architectural cohesiveness. Great job & well worth the wait! A well thought-out plan & taking your time lessen the cost and frustration of redoing ;) Thank you for sharing.

Oh my Ms. Laura! I am out of breath just trying to keep up! Love your enthusiasm and super strength....

That iron railing is so pretty. Thumbs up on the music Ken. Nice choice.

I always smile when you start your videos with "we're going to be planting a few things today" and you have like 50 plants!! Lol Always fun and love seeing all the changes and growth coming together!! 🪴🍁

Yes do the iron work!! Plus prevents a fall to grab some railing.

I really enjoy the process more than just the finished project! It keeps me excited about what’s going on! And speaking of projects…LOVE the brick pathway and stacked stone wall! You can breathe! Won’t the kids look so cute sitting on the wall for pictures? Yay!🥰💛🌸

The brick walkway, stacked stone walls and patio look amazing! What a difference. You are such an inspiration to the GA community. 🌸🪴

I agree the iron work is needed at the back door. It will softenen the squared corners of the concrete steps up to the door. It will be beautiful. The walkway and patio really makes a big difference. Looking forward to the pumpkin decorating video.

Love the music you chose for the gardening. Looking forward to all of the amazing plans you have😊

The path looks AMAZING! It is sooo wide, it looks great, LOVE IT! I do like how you put the flagstone patio, it makes that area so much bigger. I know you will use it more, it has turned out beautiful. The wall looks great as well, much better than the leaning tower of edgers.

There is this wonderful feeling when you’ve waited a long time for something to get done outside, and it gets done and is nicer than you ever thought. And, you will feel this way for a long time, every time you use it and realize how great the improvement is. So pleased for you for the outcome. Gorgeous.

Thanks for bringing us along with the process! Love, love, love the stacked stone wall!

Love those lanterns Laura! Good buy! Walkways and patio look lovely. Congratulations.

I love listening to you narrating your garden story ,,, you’re a garden preacher,,,

Beautiful!! So much nicer and really looking like an English estate, plus, I can just see Samantha and Benjamin having trike and bike races down the 'runways', lol!!

Beautiful as always! Can't wait to see the new outdoor furniture... YES YES YES for the Ironwork!

BEAUTIFUL! I looove the stacked stones. It truly is a reflection of your childhood home.

I hope there is a before and after shots after these new installation of bricks and new beds..its a total inspo for everyone...

WOW!!! The brick pathway is soooooo lovely! Great flow! Bravo!!!!!! Yes do the iron work on the steps! New door will enhance it as well! Thank you for sharing!

I so appreciate how you are so informative and educate us on your thought process. It is so helpful when we look at our own gardens

The brick walkway looks great, and the Phlox is beautiful. Great job. Looking forward to seeing more updates

My one year old daughter and I love the music in your videos. Thank you for posting so often. Watching your videos every morning has become part of our routine.

I think we r having one of the most beautiful Falls we have ever had. Each day is a gift!

Loving the widened walkways! A good reminder for all of us who use mobility aids and for aging family members. Wider, flat walkways are easier for canes, walkers, and wheelchairs, too. 🦽

🎉 pink concrete is gone! Looks gorgeous- can’t wait to virtually join you for patio drinks w mom!

Wouldn't it look nice if the stacked stone would replace the lattice under the porch? A great spot to pop a rock wall in wherever you can. I wonder if once you put those beautiful black railings up, you might want the planting bed to the left and right of the stairs to match by adding a conical evergreen on the right and removing some of the boxwoods there.

The walkways and walls look amazing! What an improvement and what an eye you have! My vote- iron work on the back entry would absolutely bring it to the next level. However, in my opinion, I would replace the painted concrete steps before adding the railing. If you had the steps done in the same stone as the stacked walls it would be beautiful and would be a similar level of elegance to the iron work. Otherwise-again my opinion- the concrete steps will bring the iron work down in elegance and detract from the overall visual. Just throwing it out there since you are doing an overhaul-might as well consider every option. Regardless of what you do, it looks beautiful and most importantly your home emanates love because you and Aaron have such big hearts!

It wood look so good to place another green mountain boxwood on the opposite of the stairs in front of the porch

我是第一次看到這麼大的平原花園，真的太美麗動人，非常用心的事業發展，和成功🎉🏡🌸🌺🌹🌻🌽🥕🌶🍆🍎🫑🥦🍉🍇🧄🍐🍁🌾🎄🌲🌳🌈

🌻Thanks for taking us along this Amazing Garden Development Journey! Q: Why did Benny change the placement of the joints in front of the steps? It looks like he used a running bond pattern in all of his other brick-work except here the joints almost line up with one another. 🌿🌻🌱❤️😊

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day

The new brick walkways are lovely! I'm a little surprised that you didn't remove the concrete steps and put in brick, to complete the look. (the black iron railing would look amazing on brick steps)

Laura, can't say enough about what you and Aaron bring to the gardening world here on KZfaq. It's truly the best information and garden ideas for free. I'm always looking to your channel for ideas because I know I will find what works for me and my budget by watching and learning from all the different spaces you create and share with all of us. THANKS!!

Instead of removing the stacked stones that are orange on the ends, you could try using a light grey stain. If the stain tones down the orange, you don't have to move them.

I love brick and stacked stone walls, and a million plants, and several acres, and the Hartley, and a garage or ten, to house everything, and ten people each day to work on things, and a mom who owns a huge nursery, and a husband who can do everything I want, and a sponsor who gives me hundreds of new plants, and a KZfaq channel with millions of faithful followers, who love absolutely everything I do, with gushing adoration. But alas, there's only one Laura. Congrats Laura, super amazing, incredible, fantastic life.

Before was very nice to, but the after, wow, it looks soooooo gooooood 🌟🌟 🌟 ⭐ 🌟

How do you keep everything so fresh and pristine always?? That’s a gift!!! ❤❤❤

Oh how I love to see Laura happy and excited. I love the stacked stone wall. It just looks like its holding those beautiful plants in a hug

Watching her for years now, I'm pretty sure she is gonna plant up to the very edge with stuff that would grow into the path and narrow that path again

Looking great. Wonderful transformation. I love the stacked walls. The phlox are beautiful. One of my favorites.

Looks beautiful, and I TOTALLY can relate to not liking change and panicking about making big ones! You're doing great! I adore your down to earth style. Like chatting with a friend.

Beautiful rock wall. I have built rock walls on the home where we are living. Might I make a suggestion for you. The corner of your walk way that comes from the direction of the Hartley, where you put the rock as the patio, facing the patio the corner on the left, the bottom stone, appears to have a portion sticking out. I would look at replacing it with a rounder piece as I can see from my experience with my rock walls, you will be tripping on that piece that is sticking out. May not be as prounced in person as it appears on camera. Just a suggestion. I hope you love your walls for may years to come. One can tell alot of thought has gone into what you are doing. It is and will be so peaceful when you are finished. Can't wait for more updates.

I cannot wait for all the new projects next year guys 🥰 I love to see the transformations 🥰

brick walkway looks awesome.... isn't it great to have a mom to bounce ideas off.

Absolutely be proud of this side. It is perfect.