Need landscaping/curb appeal ideas
hannah_frazier
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Landscaping ideas and Curb Appeal
Comments (1)Schris- MI zone 5? Me too. I can see a rose of sharon bush between the bay window and the little one to the left. Under the bay, some miniature fragrant bushes-Miss Kim lilacs maybe- would only grow about 4' high and could be pruned to stay under the window. If fragrance isn't important, another idea would be barberry bushes. They would add color during our long winters and can be pruned into behaving under the window. The white stones would be a nice contrast to the red of the barberry. On the garage side of the porch maybe something evergreen-dwarf alberta spruce or golden tipped boxwood? Be sure to allow for spread of each and then you still have the ability to plant annuals for a splash of color in front of the bushes each year. Just a couple of ideas- MM...See MoreAdding curb appeal. Ideas for front yard landscape please!
Comments (6)You have a nice wide path to the door. My first reaction was to think of what not to do. I have often seen in gardens like this a barricade of plants hiding access to the stairs. Like below. I have a personal dislike for this type of landscaping. Do you like gardening and how much time do you want to spend maintaining it? I see shade from what I presume is a tree. Could you post a photo that shows the tree? What is the tree off the left corner? As to the house, it is very nice and does not need to change. If you want to try something different you could paint the door a color and paint the garage doors a khaki or beige to make them less prominent....See MoreHELP! Need landscaping or other ideas to improve our curb appeal.
Comments (14)Appreciate all this feedback as our house has been a work in progress for last 15yrs. Was an ugly orange one-tone brick that we painted when purchased and repainted about 3yrs ago off-white with same color trim. There were sage green shutters on all the windows that were rotted and removed. We couldn’t afford to replace at the time. Should we add them back in updated style? We put a new roof on last year and went with brown tones. I like the idea of a darker trim color and maybe even a dark gutters. We’ve struggled with the lawn due to heavy shade and drainage issues. Our House sits below street level on the right side. Two years ago we removed one lg oak that was also on the right-side and limbed up all the other tree. We are considering sodding the entire front yard and tearing out the front walkway to the street we don’t really use it-we live on a really busy street. We moved our mailbox to the side street years ago and added a friends entrance w/porch with a walkway from the street. If we tear out the walkway from street straight to the front door we would replace it with a walkway from the friends entry porch around The house to the front door In front of a landscaped bed along the front foundation. I would say that I’m looking for an overall cottage-look. Im a very visual person so your drawings and pics are VERY helpful!...See Morehelp! landscape ideas for curb appeal and front entry steps
Comments (5)Missing still are large chunks of the view that are important to the yard. You are not capturing the problem with steps in the photos. (They look like some kind of stained, textured concrete.) I would not have necessarily added them like that. But they are there so I wouldn't necessarily remove them. If your drive is too steep to walk on comfortably, the steps are probably actually useful. If they need a handrail is better judged on site, as photos can be very misleading about grade. It looks like the grass could stand being fertilized, watered and mowed regularly....See Moreemmarene9
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