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Comments (23)To the OP I would not completely overhaul those beds, just do them piece by piece, every time improving the soil when you dig and replant. you are stuffer, I recognize the style, am one of those myself, like to stuff plants in until there is no empty space left. Couple things to think about- dimensions of your bed with coneflower is difficult- it is long but not wide enough. Unless you could move that walking path couple of feet I recommend going only to half to 3-4 of the fence height. Now you could leave your coneflower in place and make it center of the bed. Put shorter phlox on the both sides and spread that veronica in front, remove everything else. I would add short tufty grass like penisetum Hameln on both sides of your veronica for fall interest. Lilies visually better in the larger corner bed where BYS are and butterfly bush could be the center of the bed where tradescantia is. Last picture has same problem- you have a tendency to plant tall plants at the edge which shortens visually distance. That bush what is it burning bush- needs more bed to look good. When you plan your design- it is better to go with larger swaps of same plant as opposite to stuffing many different. If you like me and need to have all those plants, try grouping them together by the type and height of foliage. Place several mounding perennials together to create big area, put several tall spiky foliages in the middle. Even if it is not same plant from the distance similar foliage type will look better. Also something to think about what are you trying to achieve in each of your bed- are those beds for all time interest or you want to try grouping them together by the time of bloom- spring bed, summer bed etc. One more thing- look at the pic of your corner bed where birdbath is. It has proportions and looks great. There is focal point of white cleome, which sided by tall birdbath and counteracts by spiky crocosmia. remove that tall gangly tree shrub right at the fence near the path and picture will b perfect. Reason- you have a focal point and nice offset balance to it. This is something to keep in mind when you redoing other beds. Please, do not think I am trying to teach you Gardening 101, am simply sharing ideas which took me very long time to figure out myself and I kept getting upset why my beds were looking so mish mush... well some of them still do but that is why we have shovels... good luck!...See MoreLandscape Overhaul Suggestions
Comments (2)It will easily become confusing and overwhelming to deal with such a large space in a single thread. It's better to focus on a single area -- like front, back or side yard -- at a time. (To separate into threads, you could devote this one to the front yard by removing pictures of other areas and create separate threads for them.) I'll give you credit for trying to upload some nice photos. They do allow us to see what you have. But they don't allow use for giving you the best feedback because they can't be reassembled into a single, comprehensive scene (say, as for the front yard) as the camera has changed positions between each shot. To create pictures that can be reassembled, you must have the camera at the same location for all shots and just rotate it, panning the scene, capturing slightly overlapping shots, posting them individually, not as a computer generated panorama. Since your house is long, you would likely need 2 separate scenes for the front yard. For both, I would position the camera along the centerline (as it runs left and right) of the lawn. For one scene, I would line up the the front door. For the second scene, I would line up with the center of the garage (light post). For each scene, you would shoot far left to far right so that we see what is beyond your house into the neighbor's yard....See Moreready for living room overhaul but can't get over awkward room. help!
Comments (13)Love the color of the walls and that wonderful paneled wall. I agree that the tv is in the right place on the paneled wall. Here is a floor plan which may work for you. Use the space that is not under the catwalk above as the seating area. This way the walk thru will be under the lower ceiling. Tuck a 87" wide sofa with a chaise end on the right of the fireplace with a console behind. Install wall sconces for lighting at the console instead of lamps. Lose the big lamp (it's ver nice) and use smaller scaled floor lamps. Get a matching 66" loveseat and angle off the sofa. this will create a more open layout and not so boxed off from the kitchen. Add two matching swivel chairs. The coffee table is a 48" diameter with four round ottomans or floor pillows. The rug is 12 x 15 so that it anchors the furniture and includes the paneled wall and the fireplace into one cohesive area. Along the staircase wall is 10" deep low cabinet or bookcase up to the ceiling for games, books, etc. Something like an Ikea Pax with frosted doors, simple and functional for storage. Hope this helps....See MoreRain garden location/complete garden overhaul
Comments (6)We ended up repairing the driveway, removing trees, and re-doing the whole garden. Below are some photos from last July (2018) to May 2019, in steps. When I'm able to weed again I'll post a few final "first year" pics. Step 1: remove the overgrown and half dead trees, as well as overgrown non-native shrubs. Challenge to step 1: once shrubs were removed, we realized that the ground was sloped the wrong way -- back into the house! We also realized we could not grind two stumps as they were sitting on top of a gas line. So plans for the garden needed to be changed....See MoreRelated Professionals
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