Beginner Gardening: This is my friend's house-, 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
Equil, let us know how the stackable gutter trellises are after you purchase them . I definitely need to hide a gutter near the front of the house.
Everything I think of for your friends garden seems to require moist soil or some shade and it looks like he has a really sunny spot.
I'm sure he would like ink berry (Ilex glabra) along that long street side stretch, it's evergreen and easy to maintain, looks like it would fit right in with the manicured look of his neighbors yard. Mine is not in moist soil but I have clay soil so I'm not sure. If it worked you could add Fothergilla (white fragrant early blooms ) and Clethera (white fragrant latter blooms).
In the back for small trees you could plant Witch Hazel and Serviceberry in front of a taller evergreen for a grouping of three in the backyard n the southeast corner where the Prunus is.

The photo shows a good variety of purples and whites in the autumn. The Clethera "Hummingbird" is the white froth at the left and behind you can just see the white bottle brush blooms of Heuchera "Autumn Bride". There are 2 Ilex glabra blending in with the purple blooms of aster and purple hardy geranium "Jolly Bee". The heuchera in front with the silver markings with the variegated leaved iris is "Green Spice". At the back of the group you can just see the leaves of a fothergilla. This is more a triangle garden bed rather then the hedge line you would want for the more formal look.
I hope this helps with the garden design.