need ideas on what to replace these horrible bushes with! i want simple but pretty and colorful. any ideas?
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Cori R
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Bushes Be GONE!
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I used golden Eurynomous, they were dramatic, colorful and worked well as a hedge. There are a lot of option; Forsythia, Carolina Cherry Laurel or Butterfly Bushes to name a few. Start with a plan on paper. Consider not only sun, soil and watering needs, but color, shape and size. Draw your plan and go talk with your garden center horticulurist. Stick with the plan. Good luck. Send photos of it.
James A
on Jun 01, 2011
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Cori, apart from the bushes I would also like to suggest a few elements for curb appeal to your home. A nicely painted door with a color like red, navy blue or brown will give the home some great appeal. Install some planter boxes to the windows. A few rocking chairs or a porch swing will give this space some spice. Add a stone walkway like this one for inspiration - http://www.hometalk.com/amhfwlznps/project/2506
Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs
on Jun 02, 2011
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we just moved in, so we definitely are going to make some changes once we get things moving. thank you for all your help! i looked up all those plants! i love peonies and hydrangeas.. are those abad thing to put there? i wnat it mostly flowery.. i dont love bushes. we just painted our door black.. because it was white.. i like it black. i wasnt too sure what color to do because of the blue siding on top. i wanted to do mustard.. but i got to scared! haha. we have a porch swing in mind. .but everything costs money so we have to do one thing at a time! i also have a mustard star on my siding next to the door.. it adds cute character. that horrid bush in the front is gone too!
Cori R
on Jun 07, 2011
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Cori, peonies and hydrangeas are great plants, but if one is happy there the other probably wouldn't be because peonies want full sun and hydrangeas want some shade, particularly afternoon shade. While flowers certainly make your home inviting, remember that they will mostly be gone in winter, leaving the front of your house bare, so it is a good idea to include some evergreen shrubs to provide structure. Just remember to keep their mature size in mind when you select them. And there are evergreen shrubs that bloom. Daphne is one of them, and, in addition, its flowers provide a heavenly fragrance.
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 08, 2011
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Feels so good with all the buses gone! What is going next?
Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs
on Jun 08, 2011
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What a BEAUTIFUL house!!!!! But I agree, the boxwoods have gotta go!! I'm no landscaper so I can't help but I say ride through the nicest neighborhood you can find and take pics of other houses with porches and recreate what you like. I'm not shy so I'm not opposed to knocking on a door to ask people what a certain type if plant is. I can't wait to see what you do!! Good Luck!!!
Christi H
on Jun 08, 2011
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@douglas .. thank you! im new to all this gardening stuff so its great to know about sun.. didnt even think about that! maybe i could do some daphne with some hydrangeas and other things listed above.. then i have a corner of my yard (im on a corner lot) that we just tore bushes out alllll the way down the length of the house. So maybe i can put some peonies out there with a cute little tree. :) i love smelly good flowers!! @christi THANK YOU! We love it so much! We feel so blessed! The previous owner flipped it so everything inside is redone!!! Just needs a lot of yard work now to complete. in the back we are getting a picket fence. I will try to post more photos of the whole package tomorrow! :) I have been driving around and taken a few pics haha.. I just wish I would have paid more attention to the houses I liked in the winter too so I could see what they look like not bloomed vs. summer blooms. Thank you all who are helping me! i love this! :)
Cori R
on Jun 08, 2011
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i added an updated pic of before and after side bushes.. (the side bushes are all gone.. i just took my pic too early. :)
Cori R
on Jun 08, 2011
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Cori, I love fragrance in the garden as well, and can give you plenty of "good smelly"! At your corner, a great small tree would be a redbud (blooms in spring) with "Tinkerbelle" lilac underneath (much smaller and more attractive plant than the old-fashioned lilac yet still with the great fragrance). You'll get more spring fragrance from "Carlesii" viburnum, Carolina allspice and a mock orange (seek out one of the "fancier" cultivars like "Minnesota Snowflake" because the basic plant can be a bit straggly but it does respond well to pruning). For summer, there are roses ("Knock Out" roses are very popular these days because they are so low-maintenance, but only the yellow "Sunny KnockOut" has any fragrance) and clethra, or summersweet, which will perfume your whole yard with its white or pink bottlebrush-like flowers. If you have room for a another large shrub or small tree (or, if you don't, consider this instead of the redbud), you can get late summer/early fall fragrance with a seven-son flower (usually known by its Latin name "Heptacodium"). This terrific shrub perhaps gets even better after it blooms, for they are followed by purplish-red fruits and then showy calyces that last into late fall. And I guarantee you'll be the only one on the block with one!
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 09, 2011
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thank you @douglas i googled all of those and they are all really pretty.. i would like to look into them more and learn more about them. I wish places had mock yards that you could go see and all flowers were bloomed. :)
Cori R
on Jun 09, 2011
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Seek out a good, local nursery, Cori, ideally one that grows what it sells. They can give you advice tailor-made for your area.
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 10, 2011
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