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I am doing my first flip. I was wondering if it was worth it to landscape the front yard, now it has grass that is a bit sad looking. I want to give the home curb appeal. I am wondering if it is worth it to spend the money to get it landscaped and how much in percentage would it increase the price of the home? thanks

curb appeal is VERY important. don't put more into landscaping than you will be able to get out as net profit when you sell, though. i'd suggest adding sod or grass seed to make the lawn look nice, and perhaps some flowers around the mailbox.

2006-06-28 10:09:43 by angela R

Front Yard Landscaping at the Lettered Cottage June 2008

As we are on a fixed budget but do need some work done and would like to keep this project as a DIY job, but don't want to go broke doing it. This house has no garage, and only small stones in driveway, lawn is bare, no grass in some patches but has rose bushes, trees and some small plants...need all the info i can get, and what's more cost effective? stone walk ways? brick, concrete? asphalt driveways? what shrubs make good walls? any suggestions would be very much appreciated!

You have to be careful buying grass seed. The cheaper stuff is most likely annual grass and will die after the season.
Check your local stores (walmart, kmart, Home Depot, Lowe's etc) frequently. When a plant is past it's bloom time, they will often mark them down half price. You won't be able to enjoy the plant this year, but next year you'll have beautiful flowers and shrubs at half the cost.
Concrete is expensive, but cheaper than asphalt. Cost will depend on how much you need.
Shrubs that make good walls are Forsythia, Rose of Sharon, and most types of evergreen.

2006-07-05 23:42:09 by moonlitsky01

Price: $19.95

I have a house with a huge front yard. I would like to create a relaxing yard with fruit trees and a fountain (since my backyard is pretty small.) I know I have to wall it off. any good ideas or websites with good ideas that anyone would recommend? I want the wall to look good too from both sides. Where can I get good landscaping ideas and how do i know who to hire for this job?

Who to hire for the job ? That is something you have to ask locally. Ask your neighbors, friends, family for recommendations. Then maybe just from driving around if you see work you like you can inquire who did the work. If you want design ideas the the gardenweb forum may give you some help.
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/desi gn/
Then here are some other sites with designs.
http://www.lotf.com/landscapes/landscape s.htm
http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com /gardenstyles/
http://landscaping.about.com/od/galleryo flandscapephotos/ig/landscaping-pictures /

2009-09-03 13:46:21 by stephanie5

Price: $19.95

I need to know the basics(i.e. What to do once the grass is dug up.) I live in the south. I t is very hot here but there is some shade in the front of my home. I would like to plant boxwoods but I also need something with height, maybe some type of topiary. We don't have any trees out front and we dont have plans to plant any. Any positive feedback will be appreciated.

I tend to fly by the seat of my pants and just plants things where they look good to my eye. What you're supposed to do is map out your yard on graph paper and decide where you want your plantings before you ever break ground. I just don't usually go to all the trouble.

You might want to rent a tiller to break up the ground where you are planting and to work in any soil amendments ( compost, garden gypsum, etc ) if you are planting a large area. I always do it by hand using my Garden Claw. It's more work and takes more time but I don't mind. I plant small flowerbeds, anyway.

Always dig your planting hole bigger than your shrub. I'd go with twice as big as the root ball. There's an old saying: never put a 50cent plant in a 25cent hole. You need to have the ground around where you are planting sufficiently broken up so the new plant can establish roots.

Boxwoods are nice. You can buy shrubs alreay pruned and trained as topiaries. They are pretty for accents or for flanking a driveway or front entrance. If you want color you might add some annuals either in a flowerbed or perhaps containers. Containers are easy to move around and change out. For the shady area I recommend Hosta. It is a low growing perennial ( meaning you plant it once and it comes back every year ) and comes in many foliage colors. The flowers range from white to blue/lavender.

2008-05-27 23:46:49 by TT

I live in Nova Scotia and the soil is basically clay. My property is 1.5 acres with the house sitting on top of a hill 265 feet from the road. The driveway starts on the left and cuts across the slope to the right and ends in a 3 car turnabout beside the house. The yard is divided into an upper left portion,the driveway, then the lower right portion. On the upper left portion of the yard I installed landscape fabric and 4 inch rock to solve the erosion problem. The landscape is essentially a clean slate, no grass,gets full sun. The only thing I did was plant rugosa roses in the berm on the lower right portion of the yard that runs from the turnabout to the road. I will email pics to give you a better idea of what it looks like. I'd like some ideas for plants,where to put sod, flower beds,trees,retaining walls, etc. I did hire a landscape architect but got burnt and lost a lot of money.

Ornamental grasses are attractive, large and low maintenance plants that like full sun. Large rocks look nice and are maintenance free. I would skip the sod, to much work to mow.

2007-03-04 12:28:26 by Calista77