Front yard landscaping

shelleymkaplan

last year

Help! I need low maintenance, partial sun, landscaping. Any ideas? We are going to remove the bushes.

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
last year
note for future reference.. there are perennial .. shrub and annual forums..

where are you.. big city name.. zone means little to us ...

what do you want to do.. when you can state a goal or two.. its rather easy to accomplish it ... but when you only goal is to remove the old shrubs.. you feel lost.. right???

walk the neighborhood.. and snap some pix of things you like.. and we can help you set such ideas as goals..

due to the height of your facade.. you will need some height.. and you CAN NOT GET IT in a small bed at the foot of the house.. you will need to come out into the lawn.. for a nice flowering tree.. like a redbud or magnolia..

how deep is the shrub bed.. and how deep is the whole front lawn.. could we get a pic of the whole front from across the street ...

whats the black blob.. just blocking out your address ...

part shade really means nothing.. how about telling us.. how many hours.. what time of day .... with blue sky above.. it is very weak shade.. which is good for plant selection..

and what creates the shade.. any horrid maple trees off camera??? .. they are their own problem ...

ken
cecily 7A
last year
Why remove the shrubs? You'll be pulling those out then planting new ones for what purpose? Show a close up so we can ID them for pruning instructions.
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no pix included .. just start by understanding.. that foundation plantings are planted to hide the foundation... NOT ON THE FOUNDATION... search up images of mature size plants.. and then plant the tiny babes you by far enough from the house to include a 2 foot walkway at the foundation for maintenance ... nothing is more disturbing to a gardener.. and home owner.. is to see 8 foot plants 2 feet from the house.. and leaning out and away from the house.. also understand.. that not all plants are watered the same.. lawn watering is not proper for perennial watering.. and that is the base idea between irrigation zones.. and how they are used.. and almost no plants should be watered the first year... by irrigation.. protect your investment.. by hand watering.. until the plants are fully established... and you understand the water they need in your locale and weather.. soil... drainage.. etc.. ken
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mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
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If you want flowers, those go in front of the shrubs.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

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