Plants for entry
Looking for a planting idea for our front entry. I like the idea of a standard style of tree (not roses though) with some underpanting of smaller shrubs beneath. It's north facing so needs to cope with full sun.
Open to other suggestions too. Thank you
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Adam C
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help with front entrance garden
Comments (7)Bronan, Love the black trim around the window and door. I also think you have a nice start with the urns. Would you consider painting those black? You can also add striped hostas in around the base of the little trees. It will make them more prominent and hostas work well in formal spaces. They will be happy to share urn space until the tree gets too big but then you get a bigger urn anyway. I think the added greenery with the white stripes on the leaves will be beautiful with your house colors. Check with the garden nursery near you as some hostas are shade only and others can take some sun. They might suggest something even better... I don't know your budget but I would also suggest brick between the stone squares so guests don't have to leap frog to the porch :-) Good luck. I think you will have a nice space....See MoreHelp with Entrance - Dead Zone!
Comments (12)Bring the window down to meet the cupboard. Really lefty47 was right about not drawing attention to it. It is a source of light ,,, so no need to clutter it up. But if you took the colour out and painted the top of the cupbard to match the wall it ceases to draw attention to itself. Just because it is a horizontal space does not meant it needs something put on it. Note- With the cupboard being white, it also draws attention to itself … perhaps take that to the wall colour too and lift the pendant a smidge. So your pendant is the feature there. The cupboard … do yo need it? One way to remove what you are calling dead space is to get rid of the cupboard....See Morewhat to do with an entrance way
Comments (14)I would embrace the element, but I would get rid of the wood chips. I'm thinking back fist sized river rocks. Then I would get a tallish flowering tropical such as hibiscus and add a few ivy plants to grow between the rocks. Additionally, a small water feature might be nice. For me, the bigger problem with the entryway is the door. You have an obviously contemporary home, yet you have a -very- traditional door. I would want a wood door with some sort of art glass element in it. The wood would of course need to be stained to match the existing woodwork. The door will be some big bucks, but it would remain regardless of flooring changes. These two doors are not specific recommendations, but examples of the type of entry door I have in mind. Best wishes!...See MoreHelp with front entrance and garden
Comments (0)Hi, any suggestions on how to make the front entrance more inviting and practical?. The entrance gets morning sun (3rd photo) and the lawn area gets midday and afternoon sun. We have a high water table too. Any suggestions on pathways and plantings would be greatly appreciated....See MoreMichelle Murphy
2 years agoThose grevileas are gorgeous.
You can get some nice acacias in standard form: these are "limelight" and "goldilocks".
There's also a slender form liquid amber which stays narrow, but is beautiful in autumn.
Before buying anything, I'd make sure to physically feel the leaves, and make sure the plant you're buying is nice and soft to touch. Nothing that's going to be painful/scratchy/make you uncomfortable everytime you go in or out.
bigreader
2 years agoI posted a boronia standard but Google standard grevillea and you’ll see several stockists and you can check sizing. If a standard doesn’t fit, although they should with an annual prune, try a creeper. This one is Pandorea Jasminoids or a Happy Wanderer.
Julie Herbert
2 years agoGreat suggestions, there is a standard liquid Amber that is beautiful, underplanted with rhaphiolepsis’snow maiden’, olive tree underplanted with lavender, or a bay tree , all would look great in that spot.
macyjean
2 years ago
Janet Thomas
2 years agoUser
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoJulie Herbert
2 years agoThe liquid Amber ‘gum ball’ and the catalpa maple require no pruning as they grow in to a rounded shape, they are deciduous but the colouring in autumn is stunning. A magnolia or an olive tree could look great also.
bigreader