Seeking help with landscaping ideas for front walkway
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Comments (15)craigslist in your area lists free bricks, and if you keep an eye on it, from time to time, i bet someone will have pavers. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/zip/ http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/zip/2418781475.html Also, agree, that you can make your own with concrete mix and have some fun with it. Is your pathway in sun or shade or both? I have used wood chips on mine, and love the look of it. I have three such pathways. Now, as for walkability, that would be a personal preference. If it gets a lot of use, pavers or concrete stones that you make are the best bet. If light traffic, thyme is a great idea, as well as several other plants. Someone has even made a business of this: http://www.stepables.com/ Have fun with this project! I bet it will look great when you are done. :-)...See MoreHelp with new front walkway/landscaping
Comments (10)Well, form should follow function, so some study of where people walk and stand when they visit you should tell you where your surfaces need to be. You can make the whole thing look dramatically different by using curves, flares, circles, and the like. For an idea of how good a walkway can look, check out the concurrent thread linked below(though I think in your case pavers would look fine). An attractive landing at the base of the steps would anchor the whole thing. In fact, considering what a job it would be to take out those existing stairs, maybe it's all you should do, and you can stain the steps. And far from leaving the planting question to the last, you should consider whether and if so how you can incorporate plants into your new design. Something like a planter box, or space in the dirt for a clematis or small shrub (depending whether you like a manicured or cottage look - imagine a clematis framing the garage door), might be nice on either side of the driveway, assuming you wish to pull the walkway away from the house a little. Or leave that pad there and put in a pair of nice containers with annuals. Search this forum (or the whole internet for that matter) for pathway/walkway ideas, check out the local paver manufacturer websites for ideas, and get out a pen and paper and make a plan view. Obviously cost is an issue, and what you can accomplish will depend on what you can DIY or afford. KarinL Here is a link that might be useful: walkway pictures...See MoreIdeas for new landscaping and walkway - front yard zone 5b / 6a
Comments (10)If it were me and I was going to redo the front walk I would just do poured concrete in an oval shape to mirror the bed around the trees in front of the house. That's the least maintenance. Yes, remove the yews, they should not be trimmed in an unnatural box shape for a home as natural looking as yours. Don't know what the tree is next to the yew shrubs, maybe blue atlas cedar or blue spruce? Either way, it is going to get big so you may want to move it now while you still can. It's a "specimen tree" meant to be viewed from afar, so I'd put it in the back yard, "afar" from the house where I could take it in while sitting on the back patio or looking out the back window. You could take out the front set of birches with two trunks, that is the one that blocks the view the most. I wouldn't do that, but I am a tree hugger. Where the yews and that blue green tree are, I would put some flowering trees or shrubs that would remain small, and maybe something that smells nice to greet me as I walked up to the front door. You don't say your zone, but it appears to be a 4 season area so I'd put in some rugosa roses (but that's just me) maybe mixed with hydrangeas. That's what I have in my front entrance way. Roses can get buggy, so if you want something even less maintenance, shrubby cinquefoil and low growing spirea are just about as easy peasy as it gets. "Knock out" roses don't smell as great as a rugosa but are more foolproof, depending on your zone. BTW, there are small evergreens you could put next to your house. There are some small junipers that would fit the bill, or a bird's nest blue spruce (which I don't particularly care for but some folks love). But like I said, not sure what that is by the yew hedge, it may be a dwarf for all I know but it doesn't look like it from my casual glance....See MoreSingle Ranch Home Desperately Seeking Landscaping Ideas!
Comments (7)Doug - would love to see if you have any ideas for the back yard? It is huge! I want to keep the swing set and bird feeder but the tree is going and the fence is to be replaced. I would love some place for a small vegetable garden (last year, I put some plants where the retaining wall is). Any thoughts?...See Moremissa215220
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