Beginner Gardening: New House and Yard, 0 by sweezel

sweezel wrote:
Here is the area that really needs some work, but I have promised my husband that I would consult a landscaper to draw up plans and work from that. We have this long, wide side lot of almost 2500 square feet of pure grass, but for one tree (another Cedar Elm by the driveway). This is part of the area where the gas easement runs and no permanent building is alowed to be within 20 feet of either side. Also it does not run perpendicular to our house so it is wider up close to the street. See the marked pictures below.

Anyone reading this, feel free to make suggestions. I would definitely appreciate them. Because my husband wants it to be appealling to the HOA driven neighborhood (resale value is always on his mind), I am a little more stumped.

I have a list of small trees and some bushes, stuff like Crepe Myrtles, Redbud, Spirea, Loropetalum, smaller shrub Roses, Dwarf Pomegranate, holly and some well behaved perennials, but I am just not sure of the design.



This message was edited Mar 28, 2006 1:11 PM