Need help to fix my front garden - it's a mess :( Do I have too many bushes??
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not so much too many but too big...Unfortunately you have that big dopy electrical thing, which needs a certain amount of "access". Perhaps some smaller ornamental flowering bushes. -
With that big electrical "thing", I would clean out all plants and start over. Since you have to have access, place a couple of suitable height bushes in front and keep it trimmed. Add mulch from the 2 bushes to the concrete squares. In the summer you can add color with a couple of cute planted pots. On the sides that do not require access, put in lattice work and plant in front of it. Just adding more and more makes it clumsy and hard to keep attractive. If you have mature bushes, trim them back and keep. -
Yes, I guess in the fall I will start over for next year. I did plant some annuals in front of the box today - hate that thing, but that's a good idea about the lattice, and definitely will be putting in flowering bushes :) I do have a butterfly bush, but with the rose of sharon x 4 and 2 butterfly bushes...as well as the lilac...there are too many big ones :( Thanks for the help :) -
I agree with starting over, but you can't dig around that big electrical "thing". That's risky! I would get rid of the stuff thats there, then get some inexpensive old looking pots and fill them with annuals you love. Then start making a list of things you might like to plant in the fall. In the meantime, call the utility company that owns that "thing" and ask what the digging restrictions are. Go from there! Good luck! -
Sini, you definitely have too many plants for a space of that size. No doubt you wanted things to look full when you planted them, but you failed to take into account how big things would get. This happens all the time. I'm not sure that space is big enough for one rose of sharon, let alone four. Because you somewhat want to disguise that electric box, I would suggest you pick a small-scale evergreen for the front and put a taller one at the back (making sure it has a fairly upright form). ...» -
I'd do some ornamental grasses, grow fast, can be trimmed to size and adds some nice interest. -
I'd put shrubs behind, maybe two Rose of Sharon's centered behind since you must like them, and put 4 big pots, at least 2'x2', - one to each side and 2 in front filled with Annuals. That will keep beautiful color and the utility men can just roll them out of the way when they need to get to the box, and it won't be dangerous digging that close to the box. If the pots are ornamental, that will give you even more design, or buy big plastic cheap clay ones at Walmart/HomeDepot/Lowes and paint colors that you like. -
You will have to call dig safe in -- before you start - out here it is free. It is hard for me to understand how they allowed you small trees and bushes. Daisy and hosta plant down in front , 1 rose o sharron in the front on each side of the g-box. You might want to move the Clementis up front on a trellis. Down size the Lilac bush and give an oriental look. Any low to medium height flowering plants you have, in my opinion, should be used to line the driveway.
