Request for Front landscape ideas
Angie Sur
3 years ago
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Angie Sur
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Requesting Ideas for Front Yard - New Construction
Comments (24)"... seems like such a large area to fill with ground coverings ..." Saying so causes slight laugh on my part. Consider that a grass lawn acts as a type of "groundcover" ... a continuous expanse of low (though we do it by mowing) plants that cover the ground ... like upholstery ... or like how skin covers a body. The typical groundcover acts the same way but like an elevated platform relative to mowed lawn ... adding interest and in some cases, modest concealment. It works well as a linking element that joins otherwise separate objects together. It's size needs to be what accomplishes that. The huirdle about groundcover is learning to keep the weeds out, where Preen, a pre-emergent herbicide, is immensely helpful until the groundcover "knits" together. Warning ... watch out for 'Carissa' holly. The name makes it sound cute and demure but, like other cornuta holly varieties, it's a fairly vigorous grower and produces tough-to-cut wood on new growth. In a few years, it's "trunk" will be a tree stump and hard to remove. I removed an older hedge of these and could not pull out a single one with a truck! I would definitely consider this too large to go under a low window. Dwarf Yaupon holly would be a much easier choice to trim and maintain. Keep in mind that you cannot think that plants will be like the tiny things you see in pots in the nursery. Everything is going to get much larger. As far as ornamental grasses go, I don't see a place in the front for them. Maybe one or some could fit into the planting along the sides of your house....See MoreHelp! Requesting Front Yard Landscaping & Curb Appeal Suggestions
Comments (5)Seems to me you do have 3 large projects here & they should be tackled in certain order to prevent wasted money & time. 1st project = large evergreen. Get an arborist to look at it & give you options. Determine what your liability is if it does fall & take out power lines. Answer to that might determine fate of tree but whatever you do to it will dramatically affect any landscape plan. Maybe it needs only to be limbed up & thinned out. NO topping to make shorter! It looks like a tree or shrub is in front of it too. 2nd project = widen driveway & figure out what kind or if a retaining wall will be needed or achieve the look you want. 3rd project & the fun one = create an appealing front yard! In this project my advice it to move those Rose of Sharon tree standards away from the house. In their natural state they are fairly large shrubs but easily pruned. They just look too close to house In that narrow bed. I’d also advise making a much larger planting bed in front of the house - you’ve got lots of room for a big curved bed to fill with all of the kinds of plants you mentioned you like. Those Rose of Sharon trees can be part of that bed. But, you need to know what the fate of big evergreen tree will be before you can plan the bed & also the retaining wall - where is it etc. So, that’s my advice - 3 steps in most useful order. 🌸...See MoreNeed color ideas for front door, porch, steps, shutters;landscape idea
Comments (9)I pulled up this photo. The brick is a little darker but similar to yours, I thought. I like the idea of a green for your shutters and I wondered about painting both door and trim a dark color, maybe a dark purplish almost black. I think the column could be pulled from your chart, a warmer tone than your current white - maybe Swiss Coffee. Think about whether you'd like that same color for your railing and maybe a dark brown from your brick for the treads and risers. Here's a screenshot of some greens that might work. This link will let you identify all the colors shown, if you want. I love your brick. https://benjaminmoorefrance.com/en/colors/1560...See MoreHelp! Landscaping ideas for front gardens
Comments (43)Your hydrangea is some variety of Hydrangea paniculata, a panicle hydrangea. They bloom on new wood, however if you try to keep them small by cutting them down, they shoot out spindly branches that droop unattractively when the flower heads weigh them down. I wouldn't prune them. The best time to transplant them in Ontario is in early spring before the leaf buds open up. The next best time is now, since the plants are going dormant for winter. They really are nice plants and I'm sure weren't inexpensive. Pretty fall colour too. Maybe somewhere in your back yard where you need some large plants....See MoreUser
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoAngie Sur
3 years agoUpdated photos with current perennials greening up. My thought was to add a row of Boxwoods, about 1' back, to mimic the curve. Would need to move yellow bush.
Thank you in advance for posting your ideas!
Angie Sur
3 years ago
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