Bluebells and hardy begonias?
marylynnk
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Comments (35)I hope you can remove the black concrete or whatever it is so you can do some planting on the entire left side of the porch. If so then I would plant an Alberta Spruce under each window with a semi-circle around each spruce with 3 or 5 Stella d'oro yellow plants. In front of the screening on each sides of the steps, you can plant a globe blue spruce with a red "dwarf red barberry bush on each side of it. I like picking up the red in this bush to go with your wonderful red front door. If the Globe blue spruce is too expensive for you, replace that idea with a regular size red barberry with Little Gem Norway spruce on each side of it. If the side of the porch is exposed to the driveway, I would plant several "Double knock out roses" which are trouble free and bloom probably 5 months. Good Luck, Linda...See MoreWhat to put in these planters?
Comments (21)I like kaveac idea and I live in Toronto. Hostas are perfect height for your planters and they survive practically in any conditions (even in dead dry soil, but grow slow). I have them also in planters, they survive winter. Some leafs can burn though if there too much midday sun, other than that you shouldn't have any troubles with them. There huge variety and you can create a "persian rug" mixing them. As on the ground level you have mixed variety of perennials (usually short lasting bloom) my choice would be medium height annual flowers, they have long lasting bloom and color scheme could be changed every year, more work though. Whatever you chose to plant hostas or annuals go monocolor or close to it (orange-yellow, blue-purple) to make a statement. Rocks are small and next year, perhaps, they will be lost between plants. I would suggest "freestyle" groupping under the tree (far left hand side) and plant some ground creeping plant in front of them. Evergreens for me is a must have, as house looks bare in winter, and I believe on other side you have them. It would look more interesting if not lined up, unless they should cover something. Just a thought, if plants are young better to re-plant them groupping 5 arched (tip toward house's right corner); 3- triangle could be in flower bed where one stone now. General idea --groupping and planting here and there, avoiding formal look. Good luck....See MoreCurb Appeal HELP!!!
Comments (46)Here's my favorite with these classic ranches for a custom look for less. Go for a traditional single or double hung window everywhere you have the scale for it, and get standard grids / muntins / grilles but only for the top light. It imparts a cottage look for less. Can't see your other elevations to know how to add windows that work from inside and outside . . back wall . . but french door sliders with top row grids plus the strategy for all the windows and wowsa. . . a great look for not too much. If you have small bath windows up high, you can grid both sides and go slider so you get closer to square panes. . or awning windows if you have a perfect square close/ somewhere. Since your trim now is light, white is likely what you will gravitate towards. It will always work with this color brick, and you can do contrasting trim around it if you have any trim. . . if not, you can either skip it and embrace the white with a colored front door // colored siding / stucco areas in a medium warm greige (good with this sort of salmon / red) the secondary door in the carport storage needs to be the same color as the wall so it doesn't read out. . . and the front door would be gorgeous in a glossy blue-green-gray like templeton gray from ben moore . . or I might trim the house in a camo color like bm gettysburg gray then coordinating for the entry door . . mountain moss in a gloss . . . . deeper tone for carport and posts and fascia crownsville gray in between . . . In a deep tone the entry door carvings will be a little more classic . . can go grayer like storm cloud gray if you prefer . .. not as rich a contrast . ....See MoreDo you live on a slope?
Comments (29)SOSS Hardware, thanks for sharing! It gives me hope that our backyard terrace disaster may one day be as lovely as this. We have almost the same dimensions. When the contractor (a part timer who was never able to produce an outline or idea on paper...I don't recommend it!) began, his idea was a focal point recessed stairway. Well, the ascent was all wrong, requiring a much too tall dry stacked wall in order to accommodate the stair detail. But as of today, he's taken down the stairs you see here (3rd tear-out) & is rebuilding to look just as yours does here. An expensive lesson was just getting more & more costly. The advice on this site you will hear repeatedly is, "hire a professional for the plan." Trust me, it's there for a reason, & to ignore it is to empty your pockets!...See Moremarylynnk
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