Curb Appeal Needed! Shutters & Plantings?
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Comments (15)Lilyfinch, you remind me of my dad with the veggies. Those are the only 3 he will eat. When my folks had moved my dad really wanted to experiment with a veggie garden. My mom told him if he grew it, he had to eat it. When I visited that summer and saw him eating a salad I almost choked!! He had held up his end of the bargain, but only had a veggie garden for that one year!! LOL!! Your front yard is great. I agree with widening the paths. How wide are the paths now? Could you widen them enough to incorporate the lamp post into the path? You could also have them undulate a little, but still symmetrical if you want it to be a little less formal. I would even consider at the end of the path at the house flaring the path on each side out to incorporate the area in front of your house and porch. How long is the walkway? It looks long enough that you can repeat groups of perennials. There are some great single-blooming peonies that would be pretty (and no staking), especially if planted with some May-Night Salvia and Iberis. That makes a nice little spring combo. Sedums like Autumn Joy or Matrona would give some interest down the path well into fall and even winter if you don't cut them back. Also some grasses might be nice too, like Hakonechloa. I have also fallen in love with Solidago 'Golden Fleece' planted with low purple asters. Mix in a Fairy Rose and it's magical! Have you thought about shrubs at all? If you are able to widen the path and you don't think an arbor will work for you at the end, what about a dwarf alberta spruce at the entry on each side? Also there are some small spirea like Little Princess that work in a narrow border. Hypericum Hidcote may be a nice yellow that has quite a long bloom period. Mine seemed to never want to stop and hasn't gotten to be taller than about 2'. Crimson Pygmy Barberry is a great smaller shrub with a nice color. What a great area you have to play around with. Have fun!!!...See MoreAnother curb appeal exterior shutter/door paint plea...
Comments (11)I like your house the way it is. I do feel the large shrubs on the right side look squatty and the squared off ones by the step don't look natural. I really like the yuccas or whatever they are on the left side under the tree. They add texture. I would add something else to the other side, hosta or small rhodo and evergreen planting. Add larger lights by the door and move the too small flowers. Maybe flower boxes below the two upper end windows could reflect a front door color. Betty...See MorePainting shutters Navy and much needed curb appeal
Comments (12)If I take the shutters off the front of the house, you don't think it would look dull and as if something was missing? No. As they are now, it looks odd and as if the shutters were tacked on as an afterthought since they don't even try to appear functional. It will look bare to you at first because you're used to seeing it with shutters, but to a pair of fresh eyes it will look more crisp and less cluttered. it sounds like most don't suggest that I paint the front door, rather are you saying treat it but keep the color as is? Yes. It's a beautiful door and should be restored to its former glory! Colour can come from flowers planted at the foundation, and a pretty brick walkway like in @Beth's example....See MoreShutter Help/Curb Appeal on a Budget?
Comments (4)"Any tips on which style/color shutter to get?" Ditch the shutters as shutters need to look like they could possibly be functional in my opinion and 2-wide windows that will not be the case. Brighter color front door would be good....See MoreRelated Professionals
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