Help with plant placement and curb appeal
Kathryn M
6 years ago
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whitewatervol (Z 8a/7b Upstate SC)
6 years agoYardvaark
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Curb appeal - plants and light fixtures (lots of pictures)
Comments (29)Annkathryn, Love your house the tree and that RED door.That's the color my door will be some day,maybe a shade darker.LOL Also that has got to be the healthiest looking Camilla i've ever seen,and i've seen lots of them here in S.calif.I sure wouldn't trim that tree like your neighbors,i like the free style yours has much better.However it does create a lot of shade.Impatients would do well there i would think,maybe the double ones instead of the singles. Also print out a couple of the pictures and take them to your local nursery and ask for their help,since you're in the same area as they are,that would probably be your best bet. Good luck and let us see what you decide. Oh for those brick planters,there were ones like those on our house when we got it.my sons and Dh just took them off and no problem was created by their removal,that i remember. Since i 'm always over at the Calif gardening forum,guess i'll be seeing you around. Good luck with your project. Kathi...See MoreWhat to plant on slope for curb appeal? (Pics!)
Comments (30)Thank you all for your comments! I spent the weekend celebrating my baby girl's second birthday, getting sunburnt, and gestating garden design ideas inspired by your suggestions :) Yardvaark, the more I think of it, the more I'm liking the idea of a Belgian fence. It does sound like a fun project! Junco, I have serviceberry and was thinking of including it in the grove of trees somewhere on the front yard - a little concerned that it will run rampant and takeover other plantings though. Re: creeping raspberry - I definitely want to get some for my test/holding bed and see how they do here. I think it would look great on the slope if it could outcompete the weeds. Emmarene, I do have my little helper who enthusiastically waters the plants and picks up grubs and worms as pets, but that's about it. My husband is not fond of gardening. He has agreed to help me put up a grape arbor to support the 40 year old concord grape vines that came with the property, so yes! I am looking forward to making all sorts of grape-y yummies. I made some wine and canned grape juice one year, but the grapes have been awful (mummies most years probably too damp from laying on the ground). I made some corrections to the layout that better shows how the bend/curve of the road 'hugs' the frontmost yard, and I situated the Belgian fence where I think it will not obstruct the view of oncoming vehicles, for vehicles coming around the bend (hazardous). Maybe I could make a curved fence to follow the bend of the road? I also moved the grove of trees/bushes back against the east property line. At the moment, with no plants in that area, I get a clear view of what's around the bend as I approach it (driving), and I think that it would be good to keep the view unobstructed. Thanks again in advance for your thoughts. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!...See MoreCurb appeal with awkward window placement.
Comments (11)I think your house is cute and the front door is nice. Rather than spend all that $$$ on cement, I'd plant a low-water landscape. This will add so much to the curb appeal, no one will be thinking the window placement is off. (it's also much better for the environment, than so much hard-scaping). I recently saw a new construction stucco house with a cream exterior and it was beautiful. As someone showed, you can play up the spanish style that was started with the door. You could also introduce some accent colors with ceramic tiles or pottery. It would be easy to buy a couple of big beautiful Mexican pots and see how you like them (and if you don't, you can take them back)...See MoreHelp with curb appeal and full sun plants
Comments (52)Mrs. Applegate, I am sorry you did not get the input you needed. And the input you did get is extremely questionable. One of the primary issues with this forum is that many of those offering advice have no experience in landscape design and not enough plant or horticultural experience to be giving out advice. Especially in parts of the country they are not familiar with. Moving your Japanese maple now has very likley sealed its fate.....possibly the worst time of year you could have done so. btw, many cultivars of Japanese maples are able to grow in full sun, with red leaved dissectums like your Crimson Queen prime among them. And you certainly do not want to plant a silver maple!! They are almost weed trees, get huge rapidly (50'+ and with an equal canopy spread), have a very surface oriented and aggressive root system that can interfere with driveways and sidewalks as well as any underplantings and they are weak wooded and prone to storm breakage. A really poor choice for a suburban garden regardless of location. FWIW, you would be much better off visiting a local garden center and asking for help. Quite possibly they have a staff designer or at the very least, someone who can help you pick plants appropriate to your location and setting. The recommendations and advice you have received here are pretty much a joke.....sorry....See MoreKathryn M
6 years agowhitewatervol (Z 8a/7b Upstate SC)
6 years agowhitewatervol (Z 8a/7b Upstate SC)
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6 years agoKathryn M
6 years agoYardvaark
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agolaceyvail 6A, WV
6 years ago
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