Help! Stuck! Need ideas for Landscape Design
mikeschmiege
8 years ago
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Help!!! - Need landscape design ideas for front lawn!!
Comments (1)General ideas about arranging and organizing......See MoreLandscape design plan and complimentary plant ideas needed
Comments (13)I would plant it diagonally off the corner of the house if possible, and if you don't own enough space, then plant if straight toward the street from the house corner, expanding the bed to accommodate it. It will help break up that large wall next door as well as not blocking the low front window. I would keep the plants in the area of walkway low and far enough from the edge so visitors don't feel like they have to avoid the walk edges. I agree with the previous poster who suggested adding mulch over the pine straw instead of removing it. Just use a brown mulch so it isn't the main feature. For specific plant suggestions (for which I will be no help since I am3- 4 zones colder than you), you want to add the amount of sun this part of the garden receives and your USDA zone - you have already given us your general location. One of the issues I see with your current plants is that they are all fine-textured and of a similar color, so having a bit more variety in general plant appearance will make it look better while still having multiples of each type for visibility from the street. You might want to take photos of your current plants and get them IDed on the Name that Plant forum here on the Garden Web part of Houzz. [Name-that-plant forum[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/name-that-plant-dsbr0-bd~t_29966) It may be that at least some of the plants will be a good choice for that spot if used in combo with some replacement plants. You haven't really explained why you are planning to move all of them....See MoreI'm stuck, need help landscaping a large front square area!
Comments (25)You did not like what I had to say last time. Hopefully you will like this better. You don't seem to be wanting a patio or courtyard sitting space and have said you don't want to block the kitchen windows. Think of your rectangle as a picture frame instead. Now let's draw something inside the frame. Something Zen, calm and simple would be nice. Beth H. had some good examples. Find a piece of art, a sculpture, some large garden tchotchke, a fun piece of junk, something you would enjoy to be your focal point in the picture. Plant a drift of native Florida Coontie, Zamia integrifolia in a groundcover of Mondo grass, Ophiopogon japonicus. Add in a big sack of Rain Lily, Zephyranthes bulbs. The big pale pink ones are my favorite. You now have a simple, no maintenance, calming front entrance that will surprise you with small pink tulip like flowers on and off through the year....See MoreHelp with Front yard Landscape design - Amateur needs some help :)
Comments (2)zone is not enough ... we need a location.. big city name ... do you know your soil??? what direction does the front door face ... are the only shade trees the one on the left .... if there is clear sky above.. im not sure i would even call this part shade .. if this is a winter pic.. do you have a summer pic to see such?? winner winner chicken dinner is done.. more tomorrow ken...See Moreatmoscat
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