Front landscape help
Nicole
4 years ago
Does anyone have any advice on bushes, plants, flowers? any ideas are welcome.
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Comments (5)Heaven scent gardenia is hardy to -10 degrees F. They are easy to keep at 2' x 2' indefinitely with once a summer pruning. Many camellias grow successfully in zone 6B if protected from winter wind. Some can be kept at 2' x 3' easily with light pruning once a season. Shrubs that drape over the wall help add to a fuller look....See MoreFront landscape help!
Comments (20)"People can use any door but one door is the "formal" door vs. the mudroom door. ... For hardscape, we have a plan to have walkways to both doors." I understand and wasn't inimating differently. In the sketch I uploaded, one would enter the mudroom door left of the screen, its walk connecting directly to the driveway. The area left of the mudroom door was not included in the picture I used, so cannot be seen. It's merely suggested. I since pasted on a sliver more of house/driveway grabbed from another picture. See if it makes sense now. I tried to make the point that you must differentiate the use of one door from the other, for the uninitiated guests, but don't know if you agreed with that as you did not mention. Also don't know if you agreed with handling the grade change issue. If you already have a plan for hardscape, you should be sharing it here....See MoreFront Landscape Help!
Comments (8)If how the edge of the walk-to-your-front-door has become exposed over a 17 year period, is what you're talking about, all you need to do is add some topsoil alongside it, in order to re-conceal it There isn't another more efficient or more practical solution. But don't do this until the weather has warmed up and plants start actively growing. At that time, just add the topsoil and the grass will quickly grow through it, cover it and hold the soil in place. As a long term maintenance strategy, it would be much better to add thin layers of topsoil over the turf every two or three years, to keep it flush with the walk, than it would be to add one thick layer every seventeen years. It's the case that Google does not update it's Streetview pictures annually. The picture showing now could be several years old and, based on the state of the tree in the picture, I suspect it is. If the real conditions are such that the tree is producing too much shade for the grass to grow well, it's not going to be the plant that is capable of holding soil against erosion. In that case, you'd need to convert to some type of low growing, shade tolerant ground cover. If you have further questions about it, please post an accurate, updated picture that you've taken yourself....See MoreFront Landscaping help
Comments (1)Looks so pretty!!! Love the blue door. I like the steps but if you don’t maybe make a larger front porch? I would match the brick for the walkway and then landscaping should be simple. 2 rows of Boxwoods. And maybe two trees. One on each side and some spring flowers....See MoreNicole
4 years agoHeres more, im near Toronto. same climate and seasons as new york state, new jersey, michigan etc.
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katinparadise
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoNicole, I understand not being able to add a full porch, but a railing would help a lot in the interim.
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