ornamental tree for front yard in East Bay?
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Comments (5)From a landscape architectural and homeowner perspective, I would want a garden that enhances the value of my home vs one which will depreciate it. By their nature, vegetable gardens are ephemeral, gone with each passing season. With that in mind , coupled with property value enhancement I would suggest that you plan a garden that has strong landscape architectural bones; using evergreen shrubs, espalier hedges and hardscaping (fences and arbors) and then fill in the 'blank planting panels' with your seasonal vegetables. An iconic example of excellent thoughtful vegetable design can be found at Rosemary Verey's veg garden ( google will help ) Once you see how she uses low hedges, espaliered living walls , and short fences to create a garden with both permanence and visual aesthetics you will understand why this element is important. A well planned vegetable garden that uses hedges will uphold the structural value ( financially and aesthetically ) of your landscape when the vegebles are in their transitional stage , which is most of the time during the year. The garden that you linked to is a lovely little plot that looks great for a back yard but as far as a solid front yard design it falls short on upholding the property value. The vegetable garden that I laid out out at my property sits front and center in my front yard but you would never know it until you walked into it. None of my neighbors property values are negatively impacted by my garden because it looks like a farmers patch in the middle of suburbia. I have a short white picket style fence surrounding the front yard and within the yard there are low boxwood clipped hedges that outline the veg and herb beds. Several year ago I had a health dilemma that kept me from working in my garden for a season. I was extremely grateful that the landscaped architectural bones of the garden upheld the beauty and functionality of the space even without the seasonal vegetables and herbs. You have an attractive home, enhance its value with good solid landscape design ....See Moreornamental tree for back yard
Comments (29)Having grown up attending the cherry blossom festivals in D.C. I've always loved those cherry trees! I planted two in my yard, an "Akebono" yoshino (which is the whisper-pink color) and a white one. I knew they were short-lived trees, but they've grown super-sonic fast and I've cherished every fleeting moment of their blooms!! My only regret is planting where all the other trees & shrubs are leafless when they bloom, so just two of them look a bit desolate. If I could do it over, I would've planted them in front of evergreens for a more cheerful look & so the color would "pop", or in a larger grove of 5 or more yoshinos. I don't care if they die in 10 years, I'll enjoy every year of bloom & just replant with something else, no big deal to me....See MoreBest tree for front yard in East Bay California
Comments (16)Well I'm going to break most of your rules but give you something you haven't asked for. The most beautiful tree with wonderful edible fruit. It is less than ten feet tall at maturity. Blooms in spring, with gorgeous white flowers on a weeping tree. "Weeping Santa Rosa Plum." It was developed by Luther Burbank and the fruit is better than Santa Rosa because it has a lot of apricot in its background. Great fresh or in jams. The winter silhoutte is beautiful and since you are south facing you may just appreciate that extra sunlight in midwinter. The fall color is yellow. The spring flowers are beautiful pure white. I can email you a photo if you'd like. I grew up in the East Bay....See MoreOrnamental tree for yard
Comments (4)The jury is still out on mine due to its immaturity, but I have seen some really beautiful hawthorn trees in Edmonton. Mine is a 'Crimson Cloud' and it has red flowers with bright white centers. The flowers are really pretty. I also like the interesting leaf shape. It's borderline hardy for our zone , but so far, mine seems to be holding. I saw a hawthorn tree in a front yard in Edmonton the other day and it had to be 30 years old, at least. Absolutely beautiful. The cons of this tree is that it is quite prone to fireblight (but so are crabapples) and several other diseases. It also seems to be loved by sawflies. But, I'm persevering with mine and each year, it seems to be coming back and growing, bit by bit. It's only entering it's 3rd summer now. Worth exploring, anyway. Shauna Here is a link that might be useful: Craetagus laevigata 'Crimson Cloud'...See Morebahia
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