Front yard makeover - sloped yard
Finn Hill - Kirkland Southwestern Exterior, Seattle This large Finn Hill - Kirkland property was completely renovated. The front yard was shaped with a rock garden border that provided for a level lawn with good drainage. Kirkland, WA. Large southwest gray two-story vinyl exterior home photo in Seattle with a hip roof - Houzz
Walks Modern Landscape, Seattle The Puget Sound region is know for slopes, hills and valleys. Uneven terrain is the norm. For us at Reynolds Landscape it is an opportunity to work with nature to create stunning yet useable homesites. Large granite risers create a stairway through shade loving plants. Substantial excavation was required to create this user friendly yet natural access.
1. Plant shorter flowers, grasses and ground covers among larger ones to mimic nature. There’s a tendency to think of garden borders and beds as tiered levels: short up front or on the outside edge, medium-height stuff in the middle and tall plants in the back. But our landscapes don’t need to look like bleachers at high school football games. Go ahead and plant shorter things among taller stuff. Grow a sedge (Carex sp.) or tickseed (Coreopsis sp.) that reaches 1 foot to 2 feet tall among some 3- to 4-foot-tall little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), meadow blazingstar (Liatris ligulistylis), stiff goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum) or Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum). The shorter plants will also act like a living mulch, mimicking what nature does by letting plants duke it out to find some equilibrium.
Supporting players. Rocks and stones enhance feature plants as an attractive edging for garden beds. Here, chunky slate-gray stone slabs set off a profusion of soft, creamy ‘Annabelle’ wild hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’). If existing soil is poor, they form a raised bed that can be filled with a more fertile medium. When planting around rocks, consider color, shape and size. Dark green backgrounds make light rocks stand out, while pale planting makes an ideal foil for dark rocks. Don’t forget that rocks absorb heat — ideal for warmth-loving plants. Don’t plant shrubs that will grow to hide them.
Tree Rose Double Delight with Summer Night Traditional Landscape Bring back that sense of carefree pleasure you enjoyed on warm, moonlit evenings with friends, with our 2012 Rose of the Year®, 'Summer Nights'. The blooms have delicate yellow petals blushed with a soft, rosy pink that deepens as it moves to the outer edges. You'll fall in love with this gorgeous new hybrid tea, reveling in its lovely licorice fragrance and exquisitely formed blossoms, whose soothing colors evoke memories of sweetly remembered sunsets! Our 24" patio tree roses are heavy-blooming roses grafted onto a top-quality standard. More compact than the traditional 36" size, they are ideal for today's smaller gardens, as well as for containers of all types. Make a bold statement with this remarkable rose! 24-inch patio tree roses are budded onto a 24-inch trunk. This will make the overall tree, once leafed out and blooming, taller than 24 inches. This is an example of a traditional full sun front yard outdoor sport court in Other for summer. - Houzz TraditionalWebsite
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