Need help with landscaping ideas

2 years ago

A bit overwhelmed thinking of landscape design for this space. Please help with choosing plants and placement for front of house with partial shade. House is north facing in Zone 7a

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2 years ago

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When you are overwhelmed, you can take it in steps or hire a pro. If you want to start on steps yourself, here are some suggestions.

1. Repair the gutter with downspout. It should dump the water outside the planting bed.

2. Amend the soil with a vast amount of compost (say four-six inches deep spread on top of the soile and then dug in) and some all-purpose fertilizer. Then plant annuals that will bloom in spring, summer and fall.

3. While you see what grows well in your annual bed this year, make some plans for long lasting landscaping. You can sometimes buy a custom landscape plan from a local nursery for a few hundred dollars or you can hire a professional landscape designer for more extensive services.

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Paul F.
2 years ago
Are you a flower bed type of person or are grasses appealing?
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littlebug Zone 5 Missouri
2 years ago
Are you a plant-once-and-forget or a play-in-the-dirt-for-fun kind of person?
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
2 years ago
Some nice shrubs would work
Mina V. thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
arcy_gw
2 years ago
The place to ask about types of plants for your area is at the local nursery. They would have the most accurate advise for you. Above are some good things to think about. Plants demand maintenance. Planting so you have some color (flowers) all season will make your bed the most interesting.
Mina V.
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks for the ideas everyone! Went to the nursery today thinking I have a plan but there was so many plants to choose from. I ended up picking up some boxwoods and azaleas and a beautiful hibiscus pillar. Next, i need to work on getting some plants for the backyard that gets full sun.