Gardening & Landscaping
jallen76
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Front of house landscaping PIP
After typing the previous post, I thought I absolutely don't have my heart set on anything yet and wanted to throw a picture of the house out there to anyone who has any suggestions. It isn't the best view of the front of the house, but want some "row" across the front of the porch. Was thinking of doing a row of coral bells, or a row or dwarf barberry in the maroon color. Any other ideas...it is a blank slate so I'm open. Thanks!
We just laid sod and marked the beds with mulch.
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Re: Front of house landscaping PIP
I think just a row of coral bells would get lost, but coral bells with some other plantings like hostas, various carex (grasses) could be nice. But it?s kind of hard to tell from the pic.
The dwarf barberry would be easy to do, and probably pretty low maintenance.
Sod should always be the FINAL element to be installed in a landscape plan, not the first. Judging by what is visible, I think that any competent landscape designer will advise you to remove about 1/3 of it.
Find pictures of the front of houses done in the way you like. I'm guessing after perusing a few galleries you'll find you like a deeper, layered look better.
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The artwork that came with the blueprints for the house probably have an artist's rendering. Maybe you don't want the exact plants, but these are usually a jumping off point for the kinds of shapes, sizes and textures that would complement the style of house.
Looking at the narrow gash of a bed, it's too narrow to plant anything permanent in. Plants need lots of space. My front door bed is 10-18' from my foundation and it's more crowded than I'd have designed it.
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Wow look at all that open space, and the great view- I'm jealous!
I agree that increasing the size of your planting area would be a good idea. Right now the house looks kind of lonely in such an open landscape. Adding some more trees (particularly on the side of the house) will add height and help it feel more grounded. Maybe you could put in one tree that flowers in spring, and one that provides fall color. If I had that much space I'd probably have a whole forest!
I'm not at all familiar with what grows in that region so I can't help really help with specifics for the row of plants. But from my limited knowledge of colder climates, I'd gravitate towards something like red twig dogwood, or burning bush.
Good luck, and have fun!