Curb appeal: Paint colors and landscaping
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Comments (6)I suggest you add better photos. Stand in line with the center of the house, with the curb and on back in the camera's view. Aim the camera left to capture that side of the yard and continue with slightly overlapping, panning (pivoting) shots until the right side of the yard is captured. You must stay in the same spot for all photos in the scene series. Post the individual photos, not a computer generated panorama as it removes too much information and greatly distorts. (There will probably be 3 pictures in the series.)...See MoreHelp with Exterior Color Scheme, Landscaping & Curb Appeal
Comments (18)Sabrina, thank you. I love the idea of black trim, my husband and I discussed that and it seems like a few others like this idea as well. Sandra, I love the idea of printing out the photo and coloring the area to see what works. Zibbe, you are right, we are less than 2 blocks from Buzz Cafe and close to the Conservatory and the park. Beverly, thank you for all of your ideas and photos. I love the planters and FLW style. I will definitely incorporate a lot of the ideas that you all have shared. I appreciate everyone's feedback and ideas....See MoreHelp with curb appeal/landscaping
Comments (12)I think your house color is fine and would not change it. In terms of the plantings, you have too many one-of-a-kind things going on right now and not much seems to be coordinating with architectural features. I'd suggest fewer plant types and make sure that if a plant underscores a window, it is a size capable of doing, and is lined up with the window. (IMO, a dome shape is better than a box shape for shrubs.) The tree seems well placed. Remove its lower limbs as its growth goal is reached in order to prevent them from becoming part of the permanent canopy. My drawing is not about specific plants, but organization. You can find plants that grow where you are that are capable of fulfilling the various plant roles. I love nice, well tended window boxes, but for the most part, and the way they are constructed, and on account of the typical homeowner's lifestyle, they are impractical and end up not working out. Let the shrubs planted in the ground, themselves, serve the same function as window boxes ... especially if the shrubs bloom. It is a much easier solution to care for. As mentioned, work on the grass, If the grass does not have a nice complexion, nothing around it, no matter how great, cannot look as good as it otherwise would....See MoreLandscape Design/Curb Appeal: South Florida Rental Home (Zone 10a)
Comments (4)Great advice already, I just wanted to give support as a fellow renter (regarding landscaping). We sold our house and decided to rent for a while ... I went from having a yard that won awards to having a yard with not one plant. No way could I live that way! We’ve been here two years now and it looks really nice. Neighbors compliment us all the time. The biggest challenge has been: How much do we spend on a house we don’t own? I think we found a good balance for us. We definitely heard lots of, “WHY are you spending time and money on someone else’s house?!” Well, right now it’s our house and we’ve enjoyed every dime spent. :) We’re well aware we won’t get it back financially, but the investment has still been worth it for us, because we love landscaping and have a passion for it. I totally understand not everyone feels that way. I did things a bit different than if this was our “forever” home. I keep future renters in mind, so have planted with more drought-tolerant plantings, small to mid-size shrubs (so that nothing can get overgrown with lack of care), smaller beds, easy care perennials, native ornamental grasses, ground covers. I’ve used bird baths, yard art, etc, to fill in some areas. I do annuals in pots and hanging baskets, rather than in beds. We found free rock to use as edging and boulder art (check your local trade pages online and/or ask around for plants, hardscape, anything). It’s tough for me to not go overboard, to not to do exactly what I want .... it’s been a lesson in restraint. But very rewarding! Our house looks loved. And you have more to start with than we did, it’s really going to look nice! Enjoy! (PS: We aren’t in an HOA, great advice from Denita about checking on that.) ETA: Just noticed your hell strip. IF you can plant there (and even want to!), I wanted to share how we did ours here — one side is quite long, so I just dug up a bed around 4-5 ft long on each side of the driveway. I planted a few drought tolerant perennials around Mexican Feather grass in the center of each one. I used stone as border in between the beds and grass. We have lots of dog walkers and they always express appreciation at what we’ve planted. :) This was in spring, by summer they’ve filled in completely. I broke this side up with a stepping stone/rock and Asian Jasmine. This was the smaller strip that meets the neighbor’s, you see we left grass on the other side. Even doing just a small section at least breaks up all the boring grass (and uses less irrigation). It’s made a big difference in curb appeal. Literally. :D...See MoreMegan
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