Retaining Wall Blues
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Comments (12)Hi everyone - Thanks for the responses, much appreciated! karinl - About the shrubs...we couldn't bring ourselves to tear out more shrubs. There were six pine, three bradford pear and four wax myrtles that were removed from the front. Two tree's fell on the center bed and bed to the right under the maple taking out 10 camelia's in shrub form that had been here for 13 years according to the neighbor..we've only been here 1 1/2 years. The shrubs are 2-3' from the foundation and the tree in the alcove is around 10'. The holly's have been cut back and boxwood trimmed up..looks much better now. The cyclone is definitely an eyesore and we've been living with it for two months now but there were many tree's in the back along with overgrown azalea's, holly's and some mystery shrubs. We had someone with a backhoe come in and dig everything up...we should have our privacy back in a few weeks. I found some nice Little Gems 10-12' and ligustrums are 5' so we'll have a good start. About the wall, we won't be choosing any SRW block and are leaning towards brick or brick/stucco. I think we'll end up shortening the sides around 10' and just grade the area since it's not that bad. I have two masons coming this week to provide a quote and I've already got pricing on the brick so we'll see!...See MoreBlue Star Juniper & Retaining Wall
Comments (1)how fast do you want them to grow together... if you want instant.. or near instant gratification... put them close together .... if you want to touch in 10 years... put them further apart ... it is up to your aesthetic... whatever you think looks best ... ken...See MorePainting brick house & retaining wall: help w/color & visualizing
Comments (18)I live in the South where painted brick is very common, and I love it. However, I don't think your brick is ugly at all! Maybe it's the effects of the sun fading it, or whatever, but it actually looks quite nice to me. My concern about painting your brick would be the amount of sun you say your house gets, as it would likely cause your paint to fade unevenly. Also, as someone mentioned previously, painting your brick would just create a different huge block of color to look at, and won't necessarily help to reduce the impression of size. If I were you, I would give my shutters and trim a fresh paint job; Charleston Green shutters and door with a warm white trim would go great with that color brick. Replace the brass door knocker and handle with some something less bright (even antiqued brass would look better). I also like the idea of the planter boxes for the upper windows to add a little softness and to visually break up the facade a bit. You will never achieve a cottage look with your home, as its overall design is inherently more formal, but I think these few smaller changes will go a long way towards helping it feel more cozy and warm and reduce the impression of size. Once you have your house spruced up, deal with the problems of the retaining wall separately. I agree that a painted retaining wall would not look good at all. I like the idea of a stacked stone or similar material....See MoreSaving my garden while a retaining wall is repaired.
Comments (5)annuals.. perennials.. shrubs .... forums .... any chance you can post a pic or two .. so we could better see whats going on ... the bulbs should probably be pulled up as the greenery wains.. and stored like onions for fall replanting ... otherwise.. i dont know how you would ever find them ... the perennials can be dug and stored for a couple weeks.. in plastic grocery bags.. in full shade ... you could write names on the bags ...are you trying to save cultivar names.. or just general plant names .... there is a name that plant forum.. for after the project.. if you need to get names back ... same with the shrubs ... yours arent that foo foo ... if you had a veg patch.. you could move stuff over there now ... and move it back in fall ... and get the job done in between ... finally ... if you can make the moving.. an all summer project.. and the cement work done in fall ... perhaps it will be more manageable for you .. rather than making it a 'i have to do this all this weekend' type of project ... again.. perhaps a pic or two.. might bring other ideas ... ken...See Morejeanerz13
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