Beginner Gardening: Tying in foundation landscape., 0 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
Wow, a brand new slate and what a challenge - the two landscapes are like night and day! There's tons of information on the internet like what you've found on the bhg site but the best "information" is to scope out other landscapes in the area to see what works in your area and what you might like in your own landscape. I'd concentrate on getting some "bones" (trees) planted first to start creating some shade and then slowly fill in with your choices of shrubs, perennials, etc. You should be able to find some good deals this fall when the nurseries usually mark down their inventory, sometimes as much as 50%, and you could grab some larger specimen trees at great prices! We started with a similar 'problem' in 1992....