Looong front garden
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Posted: Apr/08/2008 1:07 PM PST
Hello, We have moved into a new home and I'd like to add some blooms to our 'cottage' garden. I have ordered a Blaze Rose, a PeeGee Hydrangea, a Bristol Ruby Weigelia,Giant Phlox and 3 Mockorange. Where to put them though?? If anyone can give me suggestions or feedback I'd sure love having an extra set of eyes for this one! Thanks! 
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Posted: Apr/08/2008 7:38 PM PST
You are in the right forum and someone will give you a little advice I am sure. I do know that the a PeeGee Hydrangea will want some shade especially in the hot afternoons. Good Luck in your gardening endeavor. Linda B from SC |
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Posted: Apr/08/2008 8:25 PM PST
Thanks Linda! We do have some shade under our tree... I really want to make it look nice...the bed under the tree has some irises during the spring and some black eyed susans come up later in the summer, but otherwise it all just green shrubs. I dreams of a profusion of blooms and roses climbing up the house! Susan, ON |
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Posted: Apr/08/2008 9:00 PM PST
Virgo, it sounds like you are off to a good start with the flowers you have ordered...phlox is so nice and if you have black eyed susans, they usually come back and get thicker. By the way, you have a lovely house! I can see where a cottage garden would enhance it even more. For me, when I put in new beds, I start with a manageable size, then increase it little by little, as time and money allows. Keep us updated!  What is in that bed in the yard (to the right)? |
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Posted: Apr/08/2008 9:33 PM PST
Hello there! In the bed on the right there are some big irises in the spring, the Black eyed susans and some ornamental grass. By mid summer only the BES's are in bloom. Thanks! I love my little home...just want it to look more 'romantic'! So glad I found this site! Susan, ON |
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Posted: Apr/09/2008 5:10 AM PST
It looks as though your mailbox is attached to your house, is that right?? Otherwise I would say consider a mailbox garden. In lieu of that, what about a 336 garden around your house number sign? 3 mock orange bushes, which are extremely beautiful plants, I guess because there are three, I'm thinking a hedge of some sort... perhaps on the property line to the left of the driveway? In terms of more practical concerns, the north and west areas around the foundation of the house will be very shady, so shade loving plants would be good there. And plantings near the street can look nice, but not too close because of the salt that can accumulate over the winter, and damage/destroy plants. |
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Posted: Apr/09/2008 7:24 AM PST
Where are you located? I think Maine, England, and Ontario have a Scarborough, but anyway, all are far enough north to give you some options with the hydrangea. Is your peegee a tree form? Hydrangea paniculata can take more sun than some. If you are that far north, you should be able to give it full sun. Since they are so dramatic in bloom, I'd put it somewhere where the bloom can be enjoyed from the house and from the street. It could stand on its own or be the focal point of a new perennial bed. I'd also plant a vine on the opposite side of the chain-link fence--something that really fills in the space and can be pruned to stay short. I have a Goldflame honeysuckle that would look beautiful there. Common honeysuckles are invasive so you don't want one of those. There are also a few shorter clematis. Or maybe a row of daylilies. I think the weigala could be the anchor of a new garden along the front walkway where it looks like the grass is struggling. It grows about 4-5 feet tall so placement would be important. |
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Posted: Apr/10/2008 2:53 AM PST
Oops, sorry, I got that all mixed up. The North side is shady, but the West side normally gets plenty of hot afternoon sun. MY West side is covered in trees and so doesn't get much sun at all. |
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Posted: Apr/14/2008 8:32 PM PST
Well I think it would look nice to have a flower garden just in front of the whole house on the little hill in front going down the hill aways. Add some greenery, with some small bushes. Mixing the color palatte from bright green to dark green and some yellow leaved bushes too like the Golden Euonymus. I just bought two and they are so pretty with my flowers. The cold hardiness says 0 - 10 degrees. Uses are for Border, Foundation, Hedge or just color accent. Anyway, I think it would look nice from the road and really add beauty to your home. Of course add some very colorful flowers of your choice, maybe some big rocks? And then your little house behind it, I think would look beautiful, maybe even put in a bench to sit and enjoy your art work and to have a glass of lemonade after all your hard work. Maybe a bird bath? A bird feeder? |
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Posted: Apr/15/2008 10:11 AM PST
I'm not a very good landscape artist. All my beds are pretty much by happenstance. I can't wait to see the progress that you make in this area. I love cottage gardens packed with all kinds of things. |
