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landscaping ideas PIP
I am trying to add to the landscaping of our new house (in Kentucky) and I want to run my ideas by you girls.
I'm thinking of planting Stella De Oro Daylilies along the left side of the house towards the AC unit. This area gets sun for most of the day. What do you think of these flowers, and what larger bushes or other plants would you recommend for this spot?
The front gets morning sun and a lot of shade, so I was thinking of planting about 6 hosta (Francee) with some red impatiens. What do you think of this combination? This pic isn't so good, but there are five bushes, I don't know the name but they are the standard kind builders use and they are a bit bigger. (These are pics from the builder website of a similar house...)
Do you recommend going around the right side of the house with landscaping? What would you use?
tia!
Re: landscaping ideas PIP
Think big. Or at least bigger.
Daylilies are tiny little plants; personally, I'd plant shrubs and conceal all the utility boxes.
And in front, once again the plantings are very small and sparse. I'd decide on the shape and size lawn I wanted to keep, and load the rest of the space with shrubs and flowers. I'd probably make the lawn a half circle shape because it echoes the shape of the window. I would definitiely plant a flowering tree in the front yard because right now you have NO focal point.
If the front walkway leading to the door is only 3' wide, as it appears to be, I'd rip it out and replace it with a 5' wide mortared flagstone path, with no sharp angles.
Those are some great ideas. So far I was working with what I had, and hadn't thought of changing the shape of the bed in front. I also wanted to add some hydrangea to the front - what do you think of that grouping of plants? In that case I might go with multicolored impatiens rather than red.
Where would you recommend planting the tree? I was thinking of extending the bed out and around the right side of the house, and maybe have the tree on the corner of the bed?
As for the walkway - I would love to rip out the current one along with the concrete slab patio in the back, but it's a bit too big of a project for us at the moment.
thanks for the ideas
The tree should be situated to the right side, if you are facing the house (as in the picture). Widening the foundation bed and bringing it out from the corner would be a simple way of going about it. This creates a place for your eyes to fall upon as you're entering or exiting the house. If it's shady in the afternoon, an Amelanchier would work well, or a hybrid Dogwood. Not sure what your climate is like, but those should work in KY.
I also love Hydrangeas and they pair very nicely with Impatiens (both tolerate shade nicely).