Specialty Gardening: need help starting over to get the cottage look going again, 1 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:

Fun Photoshop project! So many interesting ideas to try out!

I love front porches too, and investigated adding one to our re-hab but it was too pricey. We did replace the front window with a more 'cottage-y looking one and added a window box. And we hope to get some trellises/arbors/pergolas made this winter to add a little more interest and depth to our facade. The new curved front walk was a big improvement even if we couldn't add the porch.

Our budget was really limited on the plants so we just purchased some hollies (on 'half-off summer clearance') and some ground cover for now and will try to add more interesting stuff later this fall (like the climbing roses, etc.) when it's easier to plant because of cooler weather and more rain around here (and the perennials go on sale around here.) I'm finding it's a challenge to be creative on a strict budget!

Good luck with your 're-do'! It looks like you have a lot of property to work with! You will have lots to keep you busy, but if you can do so much in two weeks it shouldn't take you long at all to landscape your new 'estate'!

Please post more pics of your progress as you go along! t.