This past week, Matt's dad and his friend took out the two evergreen bushes and five boxwood's that we have hated since we bought this house in 2007. His friend will re-purpose the boxwood's, so that makes me feel better. The spirea at the very end closest to the steps will be removed to create an opening. That leaves us with a clean slate to work with. I will be researching and scouring to find ideas to liven up these planters. We want to vary the heights, textures, and colors. Any suggestions? (Momma, I know you will read this eventually!)
Excuse the brown, crunchy grass. We are in a bit of a drought with local water restrictions, so no watering the grass. We are watering our plants because we don't want to see the money we spent go down the drain if they don't make it.
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Alaina,
These are my thoughts....
1. Get 3 different landscapers to compete in the design of your planters, then choose the best.
2. Think about enlarging the planter that doesn't have the sidewalk bordering it. It's not big enough to do much with now - the landscapers can suggest designs - remember curves are more appealing.
3. If possible, think planting with a theme - flowering plants, edible fruits, Japanese, water garden, etc.
4. Specify you want plants that are:
a. Proven to be hardy, pest free, drought tolerant (for example: "Home Run" roses), as much as possible.
b. Unique - with the millions of plants to choose from, you don't want the typical plants that landscapers use all the time.
c. Low maintenance as much as possible considering the other requirements.
After you get the plans, tell the landscaper that you want small size plants that you can enjoy watching grow, not huge, expensive sizes that will need to be replaced a lot sooner. If he agrees, get a new price list for the smaller sizes from him and then let him do the work. If not, do it yourself.
Love,
Mom