Garden Dilemma
James Gibson
5 years ago
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James Gibson
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Comments (4)I'm afraid I don't understand your need. Your goal was to reduce maintenance, yet you also removed the handsome purple edging plants. You talk now of planning to add conifers, which to my understanding are mostly large evergreens, pines, spruce, fir. By the photos, I am assuming you are not in tropical north. Are you referring to yews (Taxus) with arillate fruit? If choosing an upright form of yew, they will not require pruning. But the question is, why do you want to hide the handsome brick with a tall evergreen screen planting? I would definitely totally underplant the bed with groundcovers that, in two years time, will no longer require regular maintence....See MoreFront door dilemma.
Comments (28)Side lights for sure and a straight door like To find and design pictured but I'd use clear glass, because the door is recessed which creates the privacy. Paint it white and at the same time paint the balustrade white to feature it again as was the idea when it was designed and return the front patio to red which I guess would be the original colour. Changing these great houses from original and think they look better is like getting an original XP falcon and putting a spoiler on the back because a spoiler looks good on a Porsche....See MoreTropical Garden bed dilemma
Comments (45)Don't plant the giant bird of paradise in this small bed. Fantastic plants and have used them at our house. They will grow so big and destroy your paving. I have also used clumping bamboo and my wife hates it due to the mess it makes. Constantly dropping leave etc. Would not plant near a pool for this reason. Another negative comment. Bougainvillea should never be planted in the ground. Lovely flowers but get our of control, dangerous spines and almost impossible to kill. Keep in a pot and keep trimmed. We put Xanadus next to our pool at our holiday house. Perfect size and clean. Consider other ways to hid the fence. Perhaps some type of bamboo screening??...See MoreGarden design dilemma
Comments (5)I'd expand quite a bit on your comments , and MacyJeans . What do you want to achieve with a garden ? If its to look good , without being mean , possibly start elsewhere -- and no , I don't mean put a garden elsewhere . The bricks are okay , and interesting . The garage door is a bit weird -- not only is it a shade that is 30 years out of date , it leads straight onto some grass . That's livable , except that half the area that isn't house , is concrete . Me ? I'd paint the garage door and the wall you want to remove , in something lighter -- Surfmist is offwhite with a blue tinge , so something like that . ASnd then the main fence , the treated timber one , I'd do in a charcoal stain . Then , for gardens , once you've decided where you want them , do rocks and yellow flaxes and red lances and green leafy shrubs . Modern ( for the last 40 years haha ) , alive and a bit of colour . Looks good , easy care . The paint and stain are probably your biggest costs , but will be worth it ....See MoreJonathan
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