Our French Country Gate Entrance: Before & After

This week I’m excited to share a tour of our new garden on YouTube. But first I’m sharing some photos of our new driveway gate!

Here is what the house and garden looked like when we took possession.

Day one I hired a crew to take down all the overgrown shrubs and trees that were completely in the wrong area, in the back as well.

All the trees came down to reveal a very taupe and brown house.  But happily, paint was all it needed. You can see my entire process for updating our exterior with colour in my Exterior Colour Masterclass!

Here’s phase one when the hardscaping was installed (below).

Adding a French Country entrance gate

And here’s our beautiful new gate and columns designed to match the house.

Here’s a different view. The original driveway had four problems.

1. It was just asphalt, not even concrete
2. It was in the wrong location
3. There was no space for guest parking
4. No one could back up to drive out, you literally had to back down the entire driveway

This photo (below), we had already installed some gravel to create a turn around spot and for additional parking.

Here’s a photo of when the plant material arrived:

Here’s what it looks like now with the gate installed:

If you’d like a virtual DIY plan from the best garden designer, contact MaryAnne White here. You will end up with a plan that is beautiful beyond your imagination I promise!

Watch My French Country Garden Tour

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