Any landscaping ideas for northeast zone 6b? The first picture shows most of the yard. We removed the random middle shrubs and trimmed back/ shaped the huge hedges (?) in pic two. Pic three shows the big tree in the middle of the yard. There are hostas that grow in front of the door and under the hedges that I am planning on digging up and planting elsewhere. Maybe to line the driveway on the right (pic 4).
There is a pink peony plant and potentially dying rose plant on the right next to stairs/ driveway.
But that’s it for color currently other than the two big hedges in the fall.
Sorry for the Halloween pics but we are currently buried under snow so these are what I have haha!
Oh and I should mention the front of the house is in the sun ALL. DAY. thus killing my dreams of planting hydrangeas. Unless you fine folks tell me otherwise!
TIA!!
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Unfortunately those huge hedges with the red leaves are probably invasive winged euonymus, but I’ll admit I love how nicely they’ve been shaped
Those two big shrubs are burning bush, which is invasive, so they should come out. Panicle hydrangeas require full sun, so plant away. They come in all sizes, so do a search and see which ones catch your fancy.
Are you looking to keep the grass, or are you willing to get rid of it and put in natives?
It’d be a lot of work and time and patience, but your plot would make a beautiful prairie restoration or patch of whatever is the native biome in your area.
You can switch out those shrubs for a native one, Euonymus atropurpureus for example, depending on where you are of course.
I personally like dry prairie plants for full sun. The choices are endless.
the big tree looks like Norway maple 🙁
Norway maple, hosta, burning bush, lawn. classic gardening with zero concern for local ecology (ongoing British colonialism?) 🙁
i took out a big burning bush the roots weren’t too bad.
i dunno your exact area but if I had that lawn I might try to plant Kirkland warbler habitat but I’m also a huge fan of jack pines.
Look at some of the sample landscape designs available on the Wild Ones website and go from there.
We cant really give ideas without knowing what your desired end goal is and your budget/ability to work is.