Beginner Gardening: Need help for front foundation, 1 by nutmegax

nutmegax wrote:
Are both of the evergreens you showed dwarf alberta spruces?

I spent about 2 hours at my local garden center with one of their landscapers. He tried to steer me away from dwarf alberta spruces because they were "too common". I like common, they look good, that is why everyone uses them. Anyway, he suggested the dragon lady hollies or wichita blue spruce for either side of that front window to the right of the front door. I like how you added one to the left of the window to the left of the front door.

I would be happy to remove that blue/green plant I have to the left of the left window. I had to chop it across the top because last year a snow almost killed it, that was the best I could do to try to save it. I can let it grow naturally now if I keep it.

I like the idea of the spruces on the far sides and the weeping cherry just to the right of the front door. I just transplanted two laceleaf Japanese maples that I had at either side of the front door to the back because they were starting to look like "cousin it". I need to get working on those bare areas next. I am attaching a picture to show you that there may be room for the weeping cherry where you showed it because of this area (this is the area just to the right of the front door where you showed the cherry).

I have knockout roses around the lampost in the circle for color, but the weeping cherry may look good there as well.