Renovated Daybreak front yard in South Jordan with planted beds and rebuilt entry steps

South Jordan, Utah

Daybreak Water-Wise Front Yard Renovation

Before & After

Dormant-season before photos; summer after photos.

Daybreak front yard before renovation with thin lawn and bare soil at the steps
Before
Renovated Daybreak front yard in South Jordan with planted beds and rebuilt entry steps
After
The finished Daybreak front yard: planted beds at the porch, rebuilt entry steps, and a low wall holding the grade.
Daybreak front entry steps and sidewalk before planting
Before
Angled view of a Daybreak front entry with planted beds and a low wall beside the steps
After
From the sidewalk, the new planting beds and low wall step the grade up to the porch.
Side yard between two Daybreak homes before renovation
Before
Planted side yard and window well along a Daybreak home
After
The side corridor is planted and mulched instead of bare ground beside the foundation.

Project Gallery

Belgard wall and cap in a planted Daybreak front bed
A low Belgard wall holds the porch grade and becomes a planted edge.
Water-wise planting bed and low wall beside a Daybreak front porch
Glover Nursery plantings in a mulched bed against the Belgard wall at the porch.
Planted front slope and low wall along a Daybreak porch
The left bed wraps the porch wall with water-wise shrubs and perennials.
Side-yard planting between two Daybreak homes
Side yard from the porch steps — planted, mulched, and kept off the foundation.
Street view of a renovated Daybreak front yard in South Jordan
The renovated front yard sits in the middle of the Daybreak block.
Utility pedestals in a Daybreak front lawn before landscape work
Before: utility pedestals sat in the lawn beside the front tree.
Narrow side yard in Daybreak before planting
Before: a narrow grass strip and mulch between the two houses.
Flagstone path through a planted side garden beside a Daybreak home
Flagstone path through the planted side garden.
Small side lawn beside a Daybreak garage and fence before renovation
Before: a small lawn panel beside the garage and fence.

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