Help with curb appeal and full sun plants
Danna Applegate
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I need help finding a red flowering plant for full sun
Comments (21)I have to say this and no one will believe me but I have red geraniums in pots on the west side of my house - no shade - and they make it through the summer, WITH blooms. I am going on two years now. By late summer my watering is probably every other day.........and some of them are even living in a big clay pot which dries out fast. Did I mention that they also make it through the winter in those same pots with no protection? In February, I pulled out a few of the plants and replaced with new ones but there are still "old" plants in the pots and they are all blooming together! Last Spring when I planted the geraniums, I thought they would be my "Spring bloomers" and that I would be replacing them in the summer but they never died or got distressed looking so I have kept them on. I was truly amazed! I guess my point is that geraniums must be hardier than we give them credit for. Or maybe they just like the front of my house! Maybe nonbryan can try some red geraniums in pots if he doesn't want to dig out clay :)...See Morehelp me with curb appeal/plantings
Comments (6)Your salvia can open up for a few reasons. Not enough sun (I don't think this is your problem since your other sun lovers look great), soil is too rich, or this variety tends to do this. You can give it a haircut and the bushy new growth will look good again. If your soil is really rich in organic matter you may need to move it. For the other side, I would plant a dwarf variety of conifer at the far end. This will connect the height of the house with the rest of the garden. Something that gets up to 8-10 feet tall. Take note of the mature size so that you can take that into account when you plant it. Too close to the house and you'll end up with problems. Plant the 3 hydrangeas below the windows if that location suits them. They like partial shade/morning sun at most. Again look at the mature width and factor that in to the placement. It will look weird at first, but all that room you give them will be used after a couple of seasons. In front of the hydrangeas plant something evergreen so they hide the bare limbs in the winter. You'll want these to be shorter at full height than the hydrangeas, so they don't hide your pretty blooms. Graduate down in height until you have filled the space. You are looking at a bed that will probably end where the outside of your flagstone path is. Your hydrangeas alone will eventually take up 4-6 feet depending on the variety. Try to keep your plant groupings in odd numbers if you are only using a few of a species. Just like in decorating your house, odd numbers are more pleasing to the eye. I like gardens to be really full, so I love your small bed. Actually, I would add something tall at the back like bearded irises, delphinium, foxglove, or hollyhocks. The last three can get to between 4-6 feet tall so check the variety. Is that a rhododendron in there? They can range from 3 feet to 10 feet tall and wide, so check the plant tag! :) You may need to move it to the other side. I'm not getting too specific with recommendations. You haven't said what colors you would like to use and I don't know what zone you are. I'm guessing 5? What direction does your house face? You are in a great locale for conifers, so I recommend you look at that forum on GardenWeb. You'll see some fantastic gardens using them almost exclusively in the Gallery section....See MoreI need help. "Curb appeal" landscaping in tough area
Comments (11)Haha, yeah we have to reseed every year. It also doesn't help we have squirrels and some sort of creature that constant digs holes to get under the deck. A turf lawn in this area would be seen of as something completely out of place, we are very rural. Even the local high schools still have grass. We are working on a moss lawn in the fenced area, but it's slow going, We are focusing on the part that cannot be seen from the road. but is seen by every person that comes to the house. The house cannot be seen from the road at all except for in the winter, and even then it's obscured by so many trees you can't see it very well. The rocks are mainly because my husband wanted to put rocks everywhere, and I talked him into just there. Also, I'm not completely positive we can actually grow anything under there, let alone add rocks or a ground cover at all, so that is something we have to look into at a later time. The ground there is a ridge and furrow setup with netting. We had an issue with water seeping into the basement along one part of that area, but that was solved with laying plastic and adding another drain. The well is directly under the screened porch. Would planting a tree that close be an issue? The existing tree in the image is about 25' from the well cap....See MoreHelp with plant placement and curb appeal
Comments (10)What is the deciduous tree right of the driveway? If it is desirable and you want to keep it, you'll probably need to remove some limbs so it doesn't obstruct the drive. Plants or groundcover under that tree could be nice once you remove some of those lower branches. If it was me, I'd remove the evergreen trees near your front door. They block the entrance to the house and are too big to be that close. The sidewalk seems odd somehow. I'd use the removal of the trees by the door as an opportunity to create a more pleasing walkway to the door. I'd keep the large tree to the left of the house but you may need to remove some of the limbs - particularly those close to your roof (I need to do this with one of my trees this fall). You could probably move some of the extra plants you currently have in front of the house to the bed anchoring that tree. How far does the lot go out on each side? That will impact the design as well....See MoreDanna Applegate
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