I am the one with the antique farmhouse so situated that my main entrance is the side door into the dining room. Last spring this forum and its members helped me to deliniate that entrance so it looked much more intended (please note, I am still working pruning overgrown shrubs and on the second walkway).

I went on Christmas tree strike this winter so DH showed up with these two approx 5' alberta spruce trees. I tried grouping them to one side with the little spruce but it looked awkward to everyone.

I now have them placed on either side of the entrance where my visitors all park. I am glad for any screening of that driveway ((as well as of the view from my porch of the retaining wall on which the ivy just refuses to grow).

The planting area itself was gravel driveway which I subsequently filled with a layer of topsoil and seeded but it is impossible to dig into . As I am scheduling someone to plant the trees for me so I thought it might make sense to continue a bed to the left of them so mowing a tight corner is no longer an issue. Also, by the curved walk to the left there is another triangle plot approx. 8 wide and 8 long which I am using for flowers this summer but in which I planned to plant pachysandra in the fall. But I know there's a better idea out there.

The area faces south but gets part sun due to the dense overhang of trees planted over the retaining wall. I would appreciate any suggestions about what to do and what to plant in this area. Thanks so much.

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