16 Curb Appeal: The final reveal

GOSHEN, Ind. -- WNDU surprised Goshen High School teacher Jordan Willsey with the news that he was the winner of this years 16 Curb Appeal Project. He teaches kids to stay in school and set high goals.

Service to me is paying back for what others did for me, said Willsey. I had a lot of stuff done for me in the past. So it's paying it forward to students and future soldiers.

Jordan served two tours in Iraq and is currently a staff sergeant with Grissom Air Reserve base.

He had one request of the landscape makeover: a place where he could fly his flag at his Mishawaka home. A storm took down his flag pole last year.

Mark Linton from Lintons Enchanted Gardens inspected Willseys front yard.

Right now we've got this huge Sycamore in the way, said Linton. It's probably the most ideal place to fly a flag.

The tree came down thanks to the quick work of Big B's Tree Service of Elkhart that donated their work to our 16 Curb Appeal project.

With a clean slate, the Linton crews went to work following exciting blueprints that not only extended the landscaping down the sloping yard, but added stone terraces for beauty and function.

The old front porch landscaping had timbers and tired shrubs. The new look features the stone wall and a flower bed for annuals.

Linton selected pansies for the space.

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16 Curb Appeal: The final reveal