Curb appeal…landscaping
Updated picture to show chairs and will be extending the stoop under both windows. We live in the mountains of Maryland- Zone 6a. This is our back door, but we enter our home here. We need simple landscaping ideas (plants/shrubs). We need to keep the lightpole as we are in a rural area with no street lights. We are also adding dirt and planting new grass in dirt areas. Pictures would be awesome. Thanks
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Curb appeal landscaping advice needed
Comments (16)I would recommend that you frame the door with two taller pots, like these in the 30" height (https://www.potsplantersandmore.com/collections/outdoor-planters/products/corry-cylinder-indoor-and-outdoor-vase-planter?variant=14015347078) in a saturated color; depending on your tastes something like the cobalt, key lime, or matador red. In the area that is currently bark, I would recommend using round up on a cooler day (roundup does not work if it is too hot, aim for 85 degrees or below) to get rid of the oxalis. I would then recommend planting 3 Skywalker or Graham Blandy Boxwoods along that wall to bring some evergreen color up the house. Around the base of them, I would plant some Ice Dance Carex which is variegated and will bring some light to the area. Two other small things that could help update that area would be to use edgers that do not have a scalloped edge. Having edgers that only rise about 1-1.5" out of the ground with a flat top will give a more contemporary look. The other update, which would need approval and collaboration with your neighbor, would be to decide on a universal color for the fence. A neutral blue-grey color helps move the eye up into the skyline, making your space appear larger....See Morehelp with curb appeal landscape ideas
Comments (14)Holy cow! Those crapes have got to go. I see a nice looking urn near the front door. Why is it empty? Pull it away from the house a bit. And paint the urn any color you like, maybe to match whatever you plant in it. Red or coral geraniums for a great spot of color? I can't really see the sidewalk, but I get the impression it's too small. It looks a bit chintzy. Have it faced with flagstone or cobblestone and make sure it's at least 4 feet wide. You need a big, impressive sidewalk to go along with your big, impressive house. Could the front stoop go bigger, too? That's a nice-looking white roof/cover over the 3-pane bay window - could you have something similar installed over the front door to give protection from the elements?...See MoreCurb Appeal landscaping ideas needed
Comments (6)"... what can I plant that can tolerate these conditions?" It looks like everything that's there presently is tolerating the conditions ... but that none of it is enhancing the appearance of the house. I suggest that more than what exact plants you install, creating proper beds and organizing the plants within them will make a difference. With a lot of shade, your yard is probably not a good candidate for turf lawn, unless you do something to radically change the light level reaching it. It would likely be shade tolerant groundcover and beds instead. It's going to be neither easier to maintain nor inviting to engulf both sides of the walk as it approaches the entrance with raised plantings. It would be better to use a standard foundation planting and flare this to whatever plantings might exist toward the side lot lines (which your picture shows little of.) And don't cover architectural features. (They are 55% covered now.)...See MoreCurb appeal Landscaping Zone 6b Rural Maryland - Mountains
Comments (9)Most kalmia - Mt. Laurel - will easily exceed 3-4 feet (10-25 feet is common). Even the dwarfs can grow larger. If your soil is adequately acidic enough to grow kalmias, then I might look at dwarf pieris. Certainly shade tolerant, will flower in spring, have very colorful new growth and come in variegated forms as well. Should stay within the 4' limit without any need to prune....See More- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years agoJust out of curiosity where is the front doo? I would doa nice seating area on the small window side or even better a deck all across the front like a porch sort of then people would just come onto the deck like a front porch.Either one of these would work
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2 years agoFor the front porch addition, extend it from the "welcome" wagon all the way under the double window. Widen your parking area by 1 or 2 feet to make it much more stable underfoot than grass to get out of the car.
Easy changes in the meantime:
Power wash the walls now that spring is here.Paint the door a color such as denim blue or cardinal red.
Clean and repaint the welcome wagon and vintage milk can, perhaps in the same color as the door (silver/aluminum Rustoleum paint for the milk can will make it look like an old can that's well cared for) , or just choose some colors you love that contrast with the off white walls.
Change the address numbers to horizontal by mounting them on a new painted board on the left side of the door in the photo.
Add a black light fixture over the door or next to the door on the left side.
The milk can might make a good base for a small wood table between the two Amish chairs.Lots of photos online, see this example: https://thegirlinspired.com/milk-can-side-table/
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