Creating Curb Appeal

This weekend we spent all day Sunday outside working in the garden. We pulled weeds, added bushes, flowers, and mulch. It was a gorgeous day.  This is what our house looked like last summer when we decided to try selling it, then took it off the market after a few weeks because I was very overwhelmed with keeping it clean with 3 boys, plus keeping two extra boys for the summer.

It really doesn't look THAT much different, but I've been wanting to add to the flower bed and a new bench.

So, here is the flower bed with some new bushes, mulch, and some flowers.

Notice the snail climbing up the wall? Oh and I have GOT to fix those shutters...

There he is.

And here is our littlest man talking to the snail. He killed a baby one earlier that morning by just stomping on it with his foot. Right in front of Tibby (his big brother) and it DEVASTATED Tibby. Poor snail.

Here is a close up of my potted geraniums. I added the iron stakes (well my boys did) I saw someone in blogworld do that and I can't find the blog now. But I got the idea from her. We got the stakes at Hobby Lobby.

Oh and look at my green bench! I just adore it! My sweet man got ot for me for my birthday, even though it's next week. We found it and the cushion at TJMaxx and it was love at first sight.

Then I added this wreath to my front door. It was about $3 to make and so lovely!

I'm linking up to:

Anti Procrastination Tuesdays at New Nostalgia

DIY Day at Soft Place to Land

and to Posh Pieces