Keep the man at the front door.😍 If you can’t, I’ll find him a good home. 🙂 Lovely house, does it face north? I would do a curved, low wall bordering the porch and sidewalk, with a large, colorful welcome mat in front of the door and 2 chairs. Are you allowed a small tree?
Miriam, you don't need a landscape architect - way overkill. But it would help you tremendously to consult a landscape designer. For a very reasonable fee, many local nurseries will provide you with a landscape plan then give you a discount on plants if you purchase from them. You can implement the plan over time if needed. A few hundred dollars up front can save a lot of money and years of disappointment, particularly when you don't really know what you're doing gardening-wise. Ask on NextDoor or your neighborhood Facebook group for suggestions. Enjoy your new home -- it's lovely.
Plants, in their their nursery pots, are like babies in the hospital nursery. Tiny and cute…but, just like children, they grow quickly and the next thing you know you are tripping over giant smelly shoes in your front hall! The children eventually move out, the plants keep growing. Don’t tell your builder you want a maple….if what you want is a Japanese maple. You will get a Norway maple, cheap, invasive and enormous!
Keep the man at the front door.😍 If you can’t, I’ll find him a good home. 🙂 Lovely house, does it face north? I would do a curved, low wall bordering the porch and sidewalk, with a large, colorful welcome mat in front of the door and 2 chairs. Are you allowed a small tree?
Miriam, you don't need a landscape architect - way overkill. But it would help you tremendously to consult a landscape designer. For a very reasonable fee, many local nurseries will provide you with a landscape plan then give you a discount on plants if you purchase from them. You can implement the plan over time if needed. A few hundred dollars up front can save a lot of money and years of disappointment, particularly when you don't really know what you're doing gardening-wise. Ask on NextDoor or your neighborhood Facebook group for suggestions. Enjoy your new home -- it's lovely.
Plants, in their their nursery pots, are like babies in the hospital nursery. Tiny and cute…but, just like children, they grow quickly and the next thing you know you are tripping over giant smelly shoes in your front hall! The children eventually move out, the plants keep growing. Don’t tell your builder you want a maple….if what you want is a Japanese maple. You will get a Norway maple, cheap, invasive and enormous!