Sloped front yard for fenced veggie garden
Suzanns J
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Comments (11)I would be tempted to add some real vertical elements to the slopes, to give the effect of walking through a grove of trees. Light and airy foliage effects would be more in scale with the small size of the house, so nothing that gets to dense and shady. Bamboos could certainly work, or slender palm species such as Chamaedorea plumosa or palm-like trees such as Cussonia paniculata or C. spicata. I'd want to underplant the slope with lush foliage and texture that looks good from above, while also not needing a lot of water. An underplanting of cycads such as Dioon edule, Encephalartos horrida, Ceratozamia mexicana, along with lots of succulents or drought tolerant bromeliads such as colorful foliaged Dyckia species. I would also be inclined to make the fence more screening, and carry some plantings out to the street strip to unite the two planting areas. Alternatively, if you don't like the idea of slender narrow accents such as palms, slender narrow trees with fragrance such as Hymenosporum flavum, or weeping foliaged accents such as Mayten trees could also be used. The blank walls of the house could also be used for wall accent plants such as staghorn ferns, or pendant plantings of Rhipsalis, bromeliads, etc. Just a few accent plants on the slope could really work wonders, and this slope would be impressive with some rosettes of xMangave 'Mocha Madness', some Portea petropliteana var extensa, or Androlepsis skinneri bromeliads, set within a sea of colorful succulents such as Senecio serpens or Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' or Drosanthemum bicolor or D. speciosa, both of which are virtually everblooming....See MoreDesign ideas for sloped front yard
Comments (19)By 'under the sage' I mean between and around the bases of the sage plants.. When the bulbs start blooming they will be under where the top growth of the sage is (or was, before you cut it back...) The early crocuses may be mostly finished blooming by the time you cut the sage back, but the anemones bloom a bit later so they are visible after the sage is cut back. When you buy the bulbs in the fall, look for crocuses that say 'mid season' or 'late' if you can find them, so they will still be in bloom after the sage is cut back. Crocuses and Anemone Blanda are easy to find in bulk bags in 'big box' stores in the fall so they are relatively inexpensive. You could buy a wide variety of small bulbs. Check the recommended planting depth and buy ones with the same planting depth required. Then you can mix them all together in a bucket and choose a bulb at random when you plant them. That way you get a nice natural mix of colors and shapes. The small bulbs only need to go a couple of inches deep so are easier to plant than tulips and daffodils that need to go at least 6" deep! Plant lots of the little bulbs for a good display. You could use any (bigger) rocks you dig up as a low ornamental wall at the base of the slope. Thyme looks good spilling over rocks. When you plant, I'd be inclined to place things like daylilies and other perennials, and potentilla shrubs (if you're planting them) first. Then plant thyme on the lower 1/3-1/4 of the slope. Then fill in at the top and around the shrubs and perennials with the sage. Thyme looks good spilling out from under the sage. If it is planted in between the sage plants, the sage might shade it a bit too much. If the thyme is happy, it will move into vacant spaces on its own. Garlic and/or onion chives are nice ornamental and edible additions that can be tucked into a few places. Beware though of more aggressive spreading herbs like mints and oregano (a mint relative) because they will spread from the roots as well as seed a round. Beware of Lemon Balm for the same reason. Do you have kids? Kids tend to like the herb scents. You might want to add a plant or two of lemon thyme and orange-scented thyme. They are less vigorous than ordinary thyme so it's best to limit them to just a couple of fun specimens and let the ordinary thyme be the groundcover....See MoreSloped Front Yard Lawn Removal
Comments (23)Hey Mike, Ouch! Did you really need to be so harsh on me, guy? It's somewhat of a relief you weren't here from the beginning. I asked for the constructive criticism before & during the job. It's not really all that 'constructive' when you focus on telling someone all the things he or she did not do, pointing out all the things done wrong and throw out a bunch of subjective, opinionated insults in my opinion, but never offer any ideas or solutions. I hope you don't waste any of your time in this forum insulting people and calling it constructive. If your intention is really to be helpful and not hurtful, focus more on the ideas & suggestions to correct the errors and omit the meaningless comments such as 'The design is too timid' or 'A professional would show some clout' and instead share some ideas or make suggestions as the other professionals here have done. It would serve you well to read some of their posts so that you can gain a better understanding of how to be constructive with your criticism. I was a teacher for a little over 12 years before I burned out & went back to school to study horticulture. I've always really loved gardening & filling empty spaces with lots of plants, but after this job, I realized, at the age of 40, it wasn't something I could do for the next 20 years or more. (notice how I figured that out all on my own) (>‿◠)✌ So I actually pursued another dream I had for quite some time and started my own dog walking & pet sitting business. I didn't just put an ad out there on craigslist and call myself a small business owner either. I have a registered business in SF, pay my taxes & carry insurance. I celebrate 1 year in business this January! Anyway, I just wanted to share that because if I still was working as a gardener, I would have woken up this morning, read your comment, & felt like a complete failure on my birthday! Here is a link that might be useful: Golden Gate Dog Walking...See MoreLooking for Inspiration (front yard veggies)
Comments (14)Hi Melle, Sorry I didn't see this post. I've been offline for a while. I have a cottage area in front of my farmer's porch. I used to have the middle beds filled with daylilies and other perennials but decided since this was the area in my yard with full sun and a fence that the deer don't jump it was the best place for vegetables. We happened to take a picture from the farmer's porch roof a few years ago, so you can see what the bed layout is. We transformed 2 of the middle beds to veggies last year and then readied the 3rd bed for planting this spring, so all beds in the middle will be veggies (although I'm also leaning on using a portion of one of them to start some seeds). This is the one longer bed (to the right with the daylilies in the first picture: And this is the middle bed. I planted a pinwheel of different color lettuce in this bed and also planted nasturtium seeds around the edge. Once the lettuce was done the nasturtium took over and kept some nice color going. (I had another area where I was able to plant more lettuce to continue that little crop). Here's another pic I just found from a different angle when it was less grown in. You can really see all the beds in that area from this angle to see how the perennials, shrubs and then veggies all work together. Overall I was really happy with how it all worked out and am looking forward to adding the 3rd bed over by the arbor this spring....See MoreSuzanns J
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