Looks really bad now due to
our cold snap & snow which we never get! 
Replant a palm or go back to grass?
by
K Hinson
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Suggestions for this rather eyesore at the front of our house? Other than putting pinestraw down ... and not using annuals! Im thinking of a larger palm maybe or Just pull up everything & put grass down?
Water fountain, fish pond, locate mail box their, rock garden.
Sago Palm! They are beautiful and easy, mine is now about 5 feet tall. They put out new "babies" at the bottom, I remove them and replant in pots to give away or keep. Once a year I sprinkle epsom salt around it which is good for sagos. They can be a tad pricey but I can't tell you how many new plants I have gotten over the years. I am in South Carolina.
Good luck with whatever you decide!
Thank you! I think I have sago palms in another area. They are huge! I do see the "babies" at the bottom, never knew what to do with them! I'm in the Charleston area. I have lots of problems with dogs "doing their #1 business" right at that spot. I wonder what the sago could handle? DANG DOGS!
Find some real wood chips.
Give your palm a chance, it may come back. You could always put another palm in another spot while waiting to see if it comes back.
I'm just up the road a bit, Murrell's Inlet, so I know how the cold weather affects the palms. I'm a transplant to the SC coast and I LOVE the palms, crepe myrtles, and other beautiful plants that are indigenous to to this area. I have had very good luck with Camellias (winter bloom) and Gardenias (summer bloom). They are very hardy (Theses snow and freezing weathers we've been having for a few years only got the blossoms), grow in both tree and bush forms and there are different colors to choose from. Perhaps you could use those as your permanent plants and add other plants and flowers you like. No offense, you have a beautiful home, but that spot looks like it would do well with some color. Best of luck.
im not sure if this pertains to palms, my uncle the arborist of the family does not recommend planting the same area a tree has been with another tree. apparently the root system of the older tree takes forever and a day to decompose. the new tree can't spread its roots properly.
I think I would plant a nice ring of small round boxwoods, and put a nice Rhododendron in the center.