The thought of succesfully growing a vegetable garden might seem like an impossibility for many of us that are burdened with work and life responsibilities. But one man was determined to see his dreams of a different kind of front yard come true.
His name is Luke Keegan, and the following photos chronicle the transformation of his small front lawn in Oakland, California into a flourishing veggie garden, in a project he calls Operation “F**k the Lawn”
He started out by making raised beds (6’x4′) with reclaimed redwood he had acquired from a barn.
![Great Start cool-plants-lawn-boxes](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cool-plants-lawn-boxes.jpg)
He filled the beds with free compost that were being given away by the city.
![This Is Just Amazing cool-plants-lawn-compost](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IZHW54K.jpg)
The seeds he had sowed started to sprout quickly.
![I Would Love To Make This cool-plants-lawn-growing-street](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/h7KSv12.jpg)
Cinder blocks and wood chips fill in the rest of the lawn.
![This Takes A Lot Of Work cool-plants-lawn-irrigation-system](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CTyKHFO.jpg)
“Honestly, three weekends to set everything up,” says Luke. “One for boxes. one for soil, and one for irrigation and planting. After that, she could handle most of the work herself.”
![They're Growing cool-plants-boxes-lawn-growing](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gF3wsX7.jpg)
![Is Not That Easy cool-plants-lawn-wood-chips](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ZqcMMuI.jpg)
The arugula came first.
![Look At This cool-plants-lawn-arugula-leaves](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/8yT6Irt.jpg)
The spinach arrived next.
![This Is Astonishing cool-plants-lawn-spinach-leaf](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/zL8Zyci.jpg)
Shortly followed by some beautiful bright beets.
![Dirty Beautiful Beets cool-plants-lawn-dirty-beets](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/qw58wr4.jpg)
The radishes made an appearance too.
![My God, These Looks Great! cool-plants-lawn-radishes](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/xg3vzcq.jpg)
More vegetables? Yes peas.
![Lovely Peas cool-plants-lawn-peas-branch](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/bxxuVOx.jpg)
![I Would Love To Make This cool-plants-lawn-green-onion](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/exUsvVG.jpg)
![More People Should Start This cool-plants-lawn-Roman-beans](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/BAGdKhQ.jpg)
![Yummy Tomatillos cool-plants-lawn-tomatillos-hanging](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Pln3efw.jpg)
![Great Cucumber cool-plants-lawn-cucumber](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IytD8Ei.jpg)
![Pepper Awesomeness cool-plants-lawn-pepper](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AaEgDHO.jpg)
![They're Almost Done cool-plants-lawn-green-tomato](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/U50Dw0t.jpg)
As an added bonus, some beautiful flowers he had planted began blossoming too.
![More Cool Flowers cool-plants-lawn-squash-flowers](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wqrXNI8.jpg)
![Flowers cool-plants-lawn-colored-flowers](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/OFzzgpp.jpg)
![Why Do You Need A Front Lawn? cool-plants-lawn-flowers-pink](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/JsWUfYu.jpg)
![Sunflower Plants cool-plants-lawn-sunflowers](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aw2Qew6.jpg)
Produce was better than expected… here’s a whole wreath of carrots, pulled from the lawn.
![Great Amount Of Carrots cool-plants-lawn-carrots-green](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/8BxFrOD.jpg)
In fact, there was so much yield, Luke had to give away many of his vegetables.
![Free Veggies? cool-plants-lawn-free-veggie-sign](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PaRyhdx.jpg)
Those cinder blocks came in pretty handy too, who knew they would be so perfect for growing herbs?
![Basil Madness cool-plants-lawn-basil-blocks](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/6EcvYZp.jpg)
To refresh your memory, here’s what his front yard looked like before the transformation…
![That's A Lot Of Compost cool-plants-lawn-compost-house](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/qOHTgBn.jpg)
…and here it is after!
![The Amazing Yard cool-plants-lawn-flowers-house](https://pulptastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/BrgD73A.jpg)