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Need help, not sure what to plant (pics included)
Comments (10)suz, I would put in the hardscape first. Where you have a gate into the yard, I would put in some cement blocks as a small walkway. You can make smaller "rooms" sort of speaking in the yard, it is big enough, and will look even bigger with "rooms". Mabey even just a couple different spaces, seperating the spaces by using a nice arbor, and growing a nice vine on it, and planting some bushes on each side of it, creating seperation between the rooms. Rose of sharon is a great shrub to use for this, it flowers and grows well, it takes triming well, hollys are ever green, mabey some of them, or small evergreens that stay real green in the winter. Arborvitae (I have emerald green), stays real green all winter, it grows slow so it won't take over your whole yard. Do you have a patio right in back of your house? If not, you should put something close to the house as a patio, mabey using either stone or cement block, and a nice big patio unbrella would provide shade and privacy from above. Don't forget some nice big pots, they are wonderful filled with any nice plants that will bloom all summer. Half barrels are attractive filled with petunias, and have you thought of a water feature? A small fountain, or pond, would be a focal point, in which all the plants and shrubs would be planted around it. Good Luck. It's a lot of work, do it slow, you can add a little every year. Sometimes if you do it too fast, you will change your mind and have to change everything, and that is even more work. LOL!...See MoreNeed help,not sure what to plant (pics included)
Comments (5)Suz-- you're so luck to have such a big space in full sun. Here's my suggestions: 1. Work out some sort of curve that's pleasing to the eye. Use a hose or paint to mark it out. Curves are much nicer than straight lines, and you get varying depths that way. 2. Use a few evergreens throughout to create a structure that will look good in both winter and summer. Put a tall evegreen (eg Spruce) at each corner. Use a couple of smaller evergreens (eg hollies) app 6' high in the middle somewhere. Put at least two sets of three small evergreens (like boxwood) in the middle somewhere. 3. Put a beautiful small tree near each end. 4. Then go to town with whatever bulbs, perennials etc you like. Use larger areas of one color for a really lovely show. 5. Repeat things. eg big clump of shasta daisies-- use two of them. Check out a mail order catalogue like Bluestone Perennials for more different kinds and sizes of plants so that you get highs and low spots. These vendors also offer plans for whole gardens of differet types, worth studying. I have deer and rabbits in my yard, so I favor things that they don't eat. I also try to plant what is vigorous and blooms a long time, and what hummingbirds love. I have had great luck with these: Daffodils are wonderful. They're poisonous, so nothing eats them. Agastache 'Ava'. Tall pink hummingbird mint. Hummers like it. It gets app 5' tall, long spikes of small pink flowers. Three together makes a 5 x 5' show. Plants in spring, you will have flowers this summer. Bees love this, too. In high summer will have 4 or 5 different kinds of bees in it, all sizes from tiny to big. clematis would look beautiful climbing on that fence, and won't pull it down. Needs sun for bloom, but put a stone over the roots to keep roots cool. Later other plants can shade the roots. Shasta daisies. I love these for cutting, for the clean whiteness. Big clumps are great. You can get them from 12' to 5' Monarda. Hummingbirds love. Red or pink balls. Very vigorous. Anywhere from 18" to 5' plants, your pick. Coreopsis. Yellow and gold. Vigorous, self-sow all over, but really pretty. Everywhere from 30" to 12". Daylily Stella D'Oro. This is the gorgeous short gold daylily you see all over. Vigorous, beautiful. Will get a flower or two the first year, a real show from then on. Catmint, nepeta. This is a low spreader, tiny blue flowers. Blooms first year, bees love this. People walking by stop to ask what this is. Saponaria. Spring blooms, bright pink. Very lovely-- makes big droopy clumps. Big spreader. Doesn't bloom all summer, but does bloom more than 6 weeks. Dianthus Bath's Pink. This is a wonderful plant. Spreads beautifully, very vigorous. Blooms long, and lovely scent that wafts. Blooms at least 6 weeks in spring. This beats all the other hardy pinks for showiness and vigor. A lovely pink that shows up a long way. Foliage is blue. Lavender-- does well if you cut it back hard each spring. Rudbeckia Goldsturm. Gold with brown centers. Looks like velvet. Stunning. Blooms about 6 weeks in July. Any of these make a great show, are vigorous and spread out. Only the daylily is susceptible to critters eating it. But with your fence, I don't think you have to worry. Enjoy all the planning....See MoreKitchen - Need help making sure this works together
Comments (48)I’m not a pro, and I prefer anything other than the all white kitchens that are popular now. I like the look of the dark but my parents black granite shows everything. Every fingerprint, every water ring from a glass. My mom is constantly cleaning it. She wishes she had known and made a different choice. Just wanted to share. Maybe find something medium tone..grey/beige? I would try for something not black and not white. Good luck!...See MoreHelpNeeding help with a paint color that would work well with brick.
Comments (17)Thank you for your input Beth! I really would like to paint all the trim darker but my homeowner association may not let me. I’d have to show examples of homes that have painted gutters, etc to get it approved. The original house color is Chadwick by KM but it’s been 16 years and it needs a refresh. I like it, but feel like I need to go darker. I agree, if I go darker, then I should paint the trim something other than white. Do you think the serious gray with the the charcoal blue trim or the incredible white would be nice? Or do you think the elephant ear as the base, aged white trim and iron ore for the door? Love all your choices! Thank you again for your help!...See Moreyayagal
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