Help with a garden redesign for a California Bungalow
Hi does anyone have any ideas for my garden redesign for my California Bungalow. I am ready to almost completely redesign it as the old one never worked. The only things I want to save is an advanced Claret Ash and a tall Conifer, an Oleander and a Hibiscus. The Buddleia is not a priority. What I would like is something that would work with a traditional house style. I will give it a picket fence. I am thinking of a row of standard roses along the front fence. There is a curvy front walking path to the front door.
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oklouise
7 years agotraditional symmetrical garden beds with a central painted path could look good and please consider a fence without the pointed pickets ...
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