Looking for sideyard garden ideas.

[Baitball Blogger]

I'm not looking for anything in Homes and Garden. Just ideas that really worked that don't amount to a straight hedge. Looking for groupings under the window, that can still be appreciated from inside the house. Pictures a plus.

[msongs]

1. might help to know the dimensions of the space available nt

[Baitball Blogger]

3. About 12 feet wide, but the flower bed will be three feet, with possible

enlarged semi-circles around the window areas for the groupings.

[dhol82]

2. Would help if we knew sunny or shady.

Major difference.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. That is a tough one.

shade in morning, and hot during afternoon. Snow drops worked well in the area, but they are being attacked by moths, and I don't like to use pesticides. Rather try something new.

Would love to do something with Hawthorne, aztec grass and pipevine. But I know I'll be testing my luck because of the sun exposure. That's another reason why I might enlarge the areas under the window with a semi-circle. They'll get more sun exposure.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

5. Hawthorne smells to me like Honeysuckle and it's a hardy plant.

Be forewarned though, Hawthorne can be a nuisance too. One plant turns into several, and if I recall from my days in parks, it really does have bad thorns. When you look out that window, which direction are you looking?

[Baitball Blogger]

6. west

[cyclonefence]

7. pussy willow, miniature lilacs, forsythia if you can keep it under control n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

8. Might look for a dwarf forsythia.

But, partial shade and not particular about the soil is a plus.


Another one that might work is Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum

[Bayard]

9. What zone are you in?

I favor dwarf spruces, evergreen. Do well in sun/shade. Along with chartreuse or bright yellow euonymus or lime heucheras, burgundy sandcherry or similar color, like a smoke tree/shrub. Those usually remain fairly tidy. Any space left, something like the sun-tolerant variegated or blue hostas in front. I also like lots of hardscaping--big rocks!
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[Baitball Blogger]

10. Zone 9

Zone 9

[Bayard]

11. Different ballgame!

I had good luck with mock orange shrubs, CA lilac, and plumbago when I lived there. Maybe some Nandina mixed in?

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Reading my mind.

I have Nandina and plumbago that are not doing well in other parts of the yard. Might move them.