I decided to take out the weeds on both sides of the side walk and looking for some ideas on what to replace it with. All input is welcomed! See other photos for more:
Do you want more evergreens that deter bugs/life? Genuine ask. Some people want blooms, some people want foliage to be their color or texture change. Find some native plants near you and see what you like. If you share your zone and state we can rec some plant options
glassintheparks
Take summer cuttings of the plants in the third picture—root them for a week or two, then plant them roughly like the 3rd picture. Keep in mind that this is technically city property that you are legally required to maintain (the legal obligation is to keep the space “reasonably cleared” or something like that, its something the city can invoke if they don’t like the shit ur rockin. If you try to buy plants for this space from a nursery, it will be very expensive and the city could rip them out and burn them for any reason but not no reason. this is something you take to your HoA or whoever is organizing the landscaping in your neighborhood.
Felicity110
Remove trees close to fence
msmaynards
Love the combo of shrub sized succulents and bunch grass. Do that for sure. Around here Dietes [African Iris/Fortnight lily] is used by the city as a super tough hell strip plant and it would add another good texture to the mix. If curb parking is allowed then lay a row of pavers next to street for passengers to exit the car and add a couple of exit paths to the sidewalk.
The skinny bed to house side is not planted well. Many of the plants are hanging too low over the sidewalk. Law here is space clear to 8′ over sidewalk. Maybe the leaning stems can be removed so you don’t have to replant all of it. Neither the grass or succulents in your inspiration photo quite fit there either. A tiny bunch grass like blue fescue would work for a while. Ground covering sedums would be easy to keep under control. To unify both sides you could use the little plants on the street side as well. Vines can be narrow. I adore the look of a flowering vine billowing over the top of a wall but here you’d have to trim it back every year so it doesn’t build up and get into the shoulder space of folks passing by. Or you could put up trellis and plant some sort of vine that needs to be cut to the main stems every year or is perennial and all growth is replaced every year.
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Do you want more evergreens that deter bugs/life? Genuine ask. Some people want blooms, some people want foliage to be their color or texture change. Find some native plants near you and see what you like. If you share your zone and state we can rec some plant options
Take summer cuttings of the plants in the third picture—root them for a week or two, then plant them roughly like the 3rd picture. Keep in mind that this is technically city property that you are legally required to maintain (the legal obligation is to keep the space “reasonably cleared” or something like that, its something the city can invoke if they don’t like the shit ur rockin. If you try to buy plants for this space from a nursery, it will be very expensive and the city could rip them out and burn them for any reason but not no reason. this is something you take to your HoA or whoever is organizing the landscaping in your neighborhood.
Remove trees close to fence
Love the combo of shrub sized succulents and bunch grass. Do that for sure. Around here Dietes [African Iris/Fortnight lily] is used by the city as a super tough hell strip plant and it would add another good texture to the mix. If curb parking is allowed then lay a row of pavers next to street for passengers to exit the car and add a couple of exit paths to the sidewalk.
The skinny bed to house side is not planted well. Many of the plants are hanging too low over the sidewalk. Law here is space clear to 8′ over sidewalk. Maybe the leaning stems can be removed so you don’t have to replant all of it. Neither the grass or succulents in your inspiration photo quite fit there either. A tiny bunch grass like blue fescue would work for a while. Ground covering sedums would be easy to keep under control. To unify both sides you could use the little plants on the street side as well. Vines can be narrow. I adore the look of a flowering vine billowing over the top of a wall but here you’d have to trim it back every year so it doesn’t build up and get into the shoulder space of folks passing by. Or you could put up trellis and plant some sort of vine that needs to be cut to the main stems every year or is perennial and all growth is replaced every year.