Jenny asks…
Landscaping Website or Program?
I am wanting to do some landscaping around my house. I have no clue what would look good and what wouldn’t. Is there a website or program that I can upload a picture of my house and then add plants and bushes and what not to? That way I will kinda know what would look good around it. I have looked online at other peoples houses but I would just really like to see it around mine.
Suntan answers:
You have many options from free software to very expensive software.
3D Home Architect Landscape is considered to be a good program.
Http://www.3dhaonline.com/home_landscape_suite_v9.htm
These next two sites give reviews of landscape software.
Http://landscaping-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/landscapesoftware.html
There is free like google sketch up and BHG.
Http://sketchup.google.com/
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/landscape-basics/using-landscape-design-software/
Here is review of other free versions of software.
Http://www.ehow.com/how_4747352_landscape-design-software.html
Donna asks…
I need help bad with landscaping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
Need help in landscaping!!!!
I was wondering if there were some really nice people out there that might like to help me design the front of my home.
When I purchased the home 5 yrs ago there were some nice bushes in front. They slowly died or at least lost all of the needles on them.
I have a big tree in front of my lawn and it dose shade the area. I don’t know if that is the cause or not.
I also have some spider like weeds that keep coming back.
I wanted to plant three bushes with some type of plants that will come back each year.
I can email you pictures if you like.
I am al thumbs for things like this
Suntan answers:
I do my own landscaping and would be happy to advise you. Please click on my icon and e-mail me. Photos would be helpful.
What state and zone do you live in?
Full shade, partial shade, partial sun, full sun?
Do you want hardscaping (boulders, etc.) as well as softscaping?
Do you want flowering or nonflowering shrubs? Evergreen or not?
Do you want xeriscaping (native plants) or are you OK with watering every few days?
Laura asks…
Help! I am completely lost when it comes to landscaping?
I have consulted a few nurseries to help me plan the landscaping. One was WAY over-priced, and I never heard back from the other, even after 2 tries (I’d rather not deal with that anyway). Honestly I’d like to just do it myself, and should be able to, seeing as the area I’m looking to fix is quite small.
Below is a link to a picture of the outside of my house:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/orcelina/After.jpg
I’ve torn out everything except the “tree” on the left and the hedge on the right, but I don’t want either of those at all. The plot on the left of the porch is 20 foot by 5 foot, and on the right, 11 foot by 4 1/2 foot.
I’d like to find some sort of dwarf tree to anchor the left side of the house. I’d like to replace the hedges with some sort of colorful bushes that aren’t huge and don’t grow to look like hedges. I need some ideas to fill the space on the left of the porch.
I have a dog so I can’t have anything that has fruit because he’ll eat it. I also would like to steer clear of great big flowery plants as they attract bees and such and I don’t care for that at all (though I realize I will probably have to compromise on this part). And I absolutely do not want anything remotely resembling what’s there now.
I have bought a book and have downloaded software but I just can’t seem to find anything I think will work. I’m zone 6, western Pennsylvania. Does anyone have any ideas for me? Any help or direction at all is greatly appreciated.
One more thing, the plot on the left has an ivy groundcover that won’t go away no matter how much we pull. Will I have to completely till that area and remove the current soil to get rid of the ivy?
Suntan answers:
There is so much to tell i don’t know where to start other than to tell you what i would tell a client, call at least ten landscapers any ten from the yellow pages, ask them to come by and do a landscaping plan, or plot it’s called sometimes, have each one come to your house, and they should be able to draw you a visual of what they would do and give you a plant list then google images of each plant species to see what they look like figure out what you like then go with that ‘scaper and if they’re too expensive you can call up your local nursery and order those plants go pick them up and install your self.
A really great magazing/site that is great for do it yourself ideas is http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/ they give a free magazine so you can see if you like it and it’s not expensive, like a dollar an issue.
Covering the ivy with thick black plastic will work. Personally i’d use
4layers of newspaper with 2 contractor bags staked in the ground over the paper the paper will add nourishment and the plastic will choke the ivy and any weeds that might spring up to replace it, unfortunately you have to give at least a half season for the plastic to work, but since you have lots of plant hunting to do you have that time.
Also, doing a full landscape can be expensive, it’s taken me 5 years to completely landscape our yard because i am very picky and have expensive tastes.
Tree suggestion- try a dwarf variety they grow slow so won’t get too big for your britches, my faves are dwarf weeping cherry or a dwarf hinoki cyprus depending on your style pref. They are both easy and will love that sunny looking corner.
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