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Garden Design, below, would hold together at a mid-century Ranchburger. (Perhaps a new title, Garden Design for Bad Architecture, split-levels need extra thought too. Of course I spent 30 years in my cluster home, I named a Guppy House because garage/drive predominate at front of house.) In addition to how little you can have in your garden, how to have a Garden Design, raising property value while raising pleasure/use. Never to leave a penny on the table, Garden Design to reduce HVAC & maintenance expense. Ironic, I find the more demanding you are from a Garden Design, it's easier to create, and a better Garden Design.
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Just back from a week working in mom's garden on Galveston Bay, TX . Dad had asked for a hedge planting at the back fence over 2 decades ago. Fence is straggly naked with 2 remaining misshapen hideous RED TIPS. What was my suggestion he brazenly ignored? Camellia sasanqua. Yes, I still look at that fence imagining sasanquas. Plant choices matter, in addition to Garden Design choices.
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Garden & Be Well, XOT
Oh how I wish I knew more about garden design. I have a suburban (70s) rectangular back yard with a hideous wood deck (can't wait to rip it off and have a few steps down to a patio so I can have a vanishing threshold. But past that, what? I don't know. I have lots of books, but I guess I'm dim and just don't know where to begin. Everything you post is so intriguing and yet, I'm still stumped. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteLovely - just lovely! I'm very interested in the least I can do, while still getting a lot of bang for my buck.
ReplyDeleteRed Tips: we have a hideous hedge at the street; very tall and hideous. Good news? They are on the decline! Hip, hip, hooray!
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Yes, Garden Design for Bad Architecture!! Would you consider periodically posting some garden design ideas for modest houses i.e. low cost 1000-1300 sq. ft. ranches and capes? The kind that have NOT been redone completely and now look nothing like the original.
ReplyDeleteRather, 1950s-1980s houses with vinyl siding, asphalt driveway, thermopane windows, and plastic shutters. Houses that are close together and near noisy streets. I don't want any of these things, but that is what is available in my budget right now. I'd love ideas on how to bring out the best in a home through landscaping.
ALWAYS LEARNING FROM YOU!!!
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ReplyDeleteKaren,
I"m not a professional but have received several compliments on my garden. The main thing people notice is so simple. I've planted fig ivy across my three fences so people see a solid green backdrop. It takes quite a while for fig ivy to cover a fence but I imagine there is a faster growing ivy you can plant.