So Cal shady front entry needs help!
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stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
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Newbie needs help with Shady front yard landscaping, please :)
Comments (6)This isn't a 'shady' area. It is an area that gets decent sun. Shade plants can often handle an eastern exposure, but not always. Start by deciding what you would like it to look like *in the winter*. Deciduous shrubs look like dead sticks. So it is usual to plant shrubs that have some sort of color during the winter. Instead of the hydrangea, a blue colored conifer like a blue juniper would provide that color all year, then a shorter, flowering shrub could be planted in front. There are also gold conifers. BTW, the shrubs on the left are probably some sort of flowering shrub. I'd get them ID'ed before yanking them out. A lot of things are looking unusually ratty after this winter, and they may just need a bit of time and some pruning to look decent....See MoreAustin Sizes in So Cal/Compact, Front of the Border Austins
Comments (23)Hello all! We got a chance to make it out to Otto and Sons today (just missing the sale unfortunately). We took a look at quite a few roses new to both of us and ended up generally going in a different direction from Austins. The Austin test bed there afforded my mom a chance to see Munstead Wood blooming in person which was very elucidating. She liked it, but didn't love it like the photos of it she had seen. She would probably still like to try it, but not enough to get several. We did get several Rose de Rescht to try however. The scent and color was very nice in person, and the shrubs looked quite nice. We also picked up a Distant Drums which is one of her favorites. I really did know it when I saw it from a distance! There were almost too many interesting things! We nearly got a Rosa Viridiflora, Rosa Rubrifolia/Glauca, Lady of Shallot, and George Burns. The one Austin we did get that most impressed my mother in person was an Ambridge Rose. I know some have reported rust, but neither I nor my mom recall ever seeing it on even the most neglected of roses that we've tried. You have to take some chances in the long run, so this will be one. Queen of Sweeden was a close second for those who had mentioned it. Much more apricot in person than most photos suggested. It may have just been the one left was not the best shrub, but Sharifa Asma didn't catch my mom's eye. It was a nice plus to add a new OGR cultivar to the ranks of the couple of true Teas, one HP, and a few older Polyanthas present (not true OGRs I know). Thanks for all of your input! Jay...See MoreNeed help buying lots of plants in SoCal!
Comments (4)PD, you get what you pay for. Do get more estimates and ask the bidders for names of references you could call. If you don�t get references, move on. If you want to buy lots of plants cheaply, any garden center or home improvement store might be your best bet, or google wholesale-retail nurseries Los Angeles County. I don�t recommend the DIY approach to save money. As others have pointed out, professional landscape contractors (use someone licensed and bonded) can buy plants from their regular suppliers far cheaper than you or I could. Then there�s the installation. Hopefully your designer drew some details and specifications for how plants should be installed. If not, get them. There�s more to planting something that will thrive than just digging a hole, placing the plant and backfilling with soil. Having said all that, the most cost effective way to get a new landscape that will thrive is to get a plan and you�ve done that. Get at least three bids from licensed, bonded professionals with local references. Check the references. Read a contract or agreement carefully before you sign it. If you don�t speak Spanish fluently, insist on an English speaking crew leader (or owner) on the premises when the contractor is at work on your property. IâÂÂve been in the design and install world for years and have closely monitored the real long and short-term costs of the low bid....See MoreNeed help with front garden/entrance lobby/living room
Comments (4)Not sure where this is located, but clearly there are regional influences that should be considered in designing the interior as well as the climactic impact on the exterior. I think on the outside, I'd just make a durable walkway to the porch and then add seating there. Given how fragile arid plants can be, I wouldn't do anything to encourage guests to spend time in the yard at all...unless you make a specific area, say a stoned circle with chairs. But to start out as a b&b, I'd probably put my money elsewhere. On the interior, esp for the public spaces, I'd probably do a neutral backdrop and let the accent colors come from the furnishings and accessories. If I wanted to warm up the space in the bedroom area, I'd think about doing maybe an accent wall in a saturated color to stand up to all the wood....See MoreNil13 usda:10a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
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