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| the local nursery is having an early bird sale tomorrow and they are having shrubs and trees 40% off. DH and I had been talking about doing something with the other side of the house and this might be our best chance.
I am attaching pictures but we are looking for something that is easy maintenance. THe area gets AM sun til about 1-2:00. The area is under our 2 front bedroom windows. It is a ranch house and we need to hadd some depth to the house - since it is flat from end to end. We have talked about moving the boxwood to a different part in the front and add something that has a little more height. So that is also an option. I would like to have some shrubs - been thinking about Hydrangeas - dwarf alburta spruce... and also some flowers in there as well. We are in a wooded area nad have to tend with deer - they normally do not go in the front and eat anything. The bed by the walkway is a few years old - never had any issues with it. Would love some suggestions.... Overall view of house (2 car garage not shown)
View of front walkway and garden - we have a rhod (Nova Z) and an azalea - possibly maybe we should consider movingthe azalea out and over to the other side.. is it too much in there when they get older.
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 12, 10 at 15:20
| if it were me... i would prepare the bed first... making a nice planting area at least as wide as the far side of the sidewalk .... and then i would plant shrubs 3 to 5 feet from the house.. or more.. depending on what you want there ... beyond that.. dwarf alb spruce are over sold.. and prone to spider mites ... you can do so much better ... and without a stock list.. its hard to speculate from there good luck ken |
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| Planting the front of the house is much too important to do in a few hours so you can take advantage of a plant sale. Take a picture of the house straight on from further back, and design shapes. Then find plants that have theright shapes. Beds should be deep; Ken is correct that shrubs should be at lest 3-5 feet from the house. A small tree on the left might be nice too. Perhaps curve the bed out deeply, put in a small tree and shrubs to anchor to the house. BTW, if deer are a problem, hydrangeas are not what you want. |
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