Sharing a picture of my front porch visitor
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Comments (7)I enjoyed your photos! Those hummingbird moths are such strange creatures. I saw several this summer. I hope you will continue to post your pics for our enjoyement. Debra...See MoreWill you share pics of your front porch?
Comments (1)Here's a recent thread about front porches with many pictures. We have three verandas - the front is flagstone, like the sidewalks. The back upper and lower verandas are stained concrete. Here is a link that might be useful: What do you have planned for your porches?...See MoreFront Porch Makeover - Please Advise (Pictures)
Comments (14)I don't mind the ironwork, but I don't love it. Is is structural, or just there for decoration? It doesn't appear to be structural, and it bothers me because it is not centered on the entry area or the stairs. I think teacat's suggestion of taking them down and using them on the left between the two windows as a trellis is a great idea, tho I would paint them white. If you decide to keep them where they are, I would paint them white. I wouldn't add columns - wrong for the house, imo. I would prefer to see the porch open, if possible. A bench to the left of the door, house numbers in a decorative plaque above it. No coach light - wrong for the style and period of the house. I think the overhead light at the door is more effective, anyway. I would also consider painting the sills on the windows in white to match the windows and other trim. I think it would give them more weight. Once you get rid of the ironwork, I think the pots will work well. But they need some greenery hanging over the edges, to connect the vertical lines of the evergreens to the pot, and not have the gap. Perhaps the bench could have a cushion with some red in it as well. Sometime I hope you might consider painting the front door a pretty eggplant or teal, or even a deep golden yellow color. It would be stunning. Then you could bring in the bench in white, with a colorful cushion in a sixties print with the door color, black from the shutters, and some white in it. At that point you might have to change the color of the pots to black....See MoreHelp me Jazz Up my Front Porch (Pics)
Comments (29)Jan, I love the hayracks, too, but they have to be mounted to a flat surface with screws. No way around it because they are not made to accomodate over the railing brackets. On the back, the top horizontal metal piece is shaped like this _________^_____________^__________. Those 2 little blips up are what you screw under. (I've worked in garden centers so got to know some of the types out there). Just a note - Boston ferns don't do well in full sun. Your picture looks pretty bright. I can't tell if you have trees in the front, but without shade, the fern leaves will be nicely browned by July. Plus, they aren't hardy for the north central zones so us northerners need to treat them as annuals unless you bring them indoors over the winter. I hear what you are saying about covering the brick, but if you have small/medium shrubs in front of the railing, you'd have the variety of a bit of height and the brick. Ideas for shrubs that do well in both the Twin Cities and Chicago so they should work for you are: Spirea - can be trimmed to stay lower hydrangeas - Endless summer don't have enough growing season in our climates to get huge but they need shade potentilla - yellow flower barberry -both a cranberry and a green/yellow variety alpine currant northern grown viburnum (Emerald Triumph) ninebark - The Diablo species has a maroon/green left with red flowers. I have 2 on either side of our back door. Will get taller and would work at the left corner of your house lilacs - again taller so would be better for corners You could also go with sedum as they can stay in place over the winter but add a bit of height. What part of WI are you in? Anywhere near Hudson or Hayward?...See Morehounds_x_two
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