Sorry, make that 2004. We’re in Metro Atlanta, 7a.
Vivid-Yak3645
These are two different perspectives from two different time periods. My brain hurts figuring this out.
cajunjoel
But but but ….. I see a lawn…. and this is the nolawns subreddit.
I’m so confused! 😆
brightredfish
A little more detail: our house was built in 2004. We picked out our own plan onliine and took it to the builder. They ended up adding it to their packet of house plans and named it after us. By the time ours was finished, the builder had four more houses under construction using the same plan.
When we signed the contract, we asked the builder not to cut down any trees anywhere, including in the front yard. They laughed and said, “We need curb appeal so we can sell more on this plan!” They cut down all but a few scrawny trees, and half of those died because the landscaper graded the whole lot and crushed the trees’ roots. We put forth a lot of effort to “re-forest” our front yard, and this is the result, 21 years later.
FlatFishy
Oh snap, are these two pictures from the same angle? That’s insane! Great job.
AmputatedOtto
I thought OP blew the before/after angles its such a dramatic difference
CieIo
Use the fire hydrant for perspective! Photo 1 is from 2004 and photo 2 is from 2025.
GREAT JOB, OP!
RoflMyPancakes
Cool but, the sun comes directly from behind this photo. Is it not just darkness all the time in that house now?
Samwise_the_Tall
I hate to tell you, this isn’t really a No Lawn post, unless I’m mistaken about this sub. You have great trees, you should probably post on r/arborist, they’ll get a kick out of the time lapse. But you will have tons of lawn, and probably use a not insignificant amount of fertilizer to keep it in that condition, which is the opposite of what this community is about.
I recommend you grow some natives, because lawns are a mono-culture that doesn’t provide any meaningful habitat for most insects or local reptiles/birds.
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Sorry, make that 2004. We’re in Metro Atlanta, 7a.
These are two different perspectives from two different time periods. My brain hurts figuring this out.
But but but ….. I see a lawn…. and this is the nolawns subreddit.
I’m so confused! 😆
A little more detail: our house was built in 2004. We picked out our own plan onliine and took it to the builder. They ended up adding it to their packet of house plans and named it after us. By the time ours was finished, the builder had four more houses under construction using the same plan.
When we signed the contract, we asked the builder not to cut down any trees anywhere, including in the front yard. They laughed and said, “We need curb appeal so we can sell more on this plan!” They cut down all but a few scrawny trees, and half of those died because the landscaper graded the whole lot and crushed the trees’ roots. We put forth a lot of effort to “re-forest” our front yard, and this is the result, 21 years later.
Oh snap, are these two pictures from the same angle? That’s insane! Great job.
I thought OP blew the before/after angles its such a dramatic difference
Use the fire hydrant for perspective! Photo 1 is from 2004 and photo 2 is from 2025.
GREAT JOB, OP!
Cool but, the sun comes directly from behind this photo. Is it not just darkness all the time in that house now?
I hate to tell you, this isn’t really a No Lawn post, unless I’m mistaken about this sub. You have great trees, you should probably post on r/arborist, they’ll get a kick out of the time lapse. But you will have tons of lawn, and probably use a not insignificant amount of fertilizer to keep it in that condition, which is the opposite of what this community is about.
I recommend you grow some natives, because lawns are a mono-culture that doesn’t provide any meaningful habitat for most insects or local reptiles/birds.