Sunday, April 28, 2013

Curb Appeal/Flowerbed Inspiration

This Spring, hubby and I have decided to make our curb appeal a priority. When we bought our house in 2011, it already had flowerbeds along the front of the house, but we haven't really kept them up. I do NOT have a green thumb, seriously, I killed boxwoods, I didn't even know you could kill boxwoods. None the less, we are quickly becoming THAT house in our neighborhood. You know the ones... the house that you drive by and judge because their yard is a little unruly and their flowerbeds look like they've never been weeded? Yep, that's us right now.

I have poured over photos of DIY landscaping for about a week and have come up with a few inspiration pieces.

We have a few "ground rules" (pun intended)

1. Must be low maintenance. (due to said black thumb and the fact that I'm not going to remember to water them)

2. Anything planted must be perennial. We can't drop extensive amounts of cash on our beds every year.

3. Must be able to survive full sunlight and crazy Alabama heat.

I am definitely open to suggestions from any of you who garden. We are completely new at this!



I LOVE what Sara from The Yellow Cape Cod did with her front flowerbeds.



I'm also loving black mulch and how it makes the colors of the shrubs and other plants pop. Isn't this lovely from  Dana at Housetweaking?



...... just kidding.....



Hydrangeas have always been my favorite. If only they weren't so hard to take care of... (marthastewart.com)



A rose tree could be pretty between our windows... (pic from brighterblooms.com)



I love the bright colors in this flowerbed (Ronamag)



Simple and clean. (Savyseasons)

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3 comments:

  1. Tara @ SuburbleMay 2, 2013 at 7:13 AM

    Oh, I've been learning so much about gardening this year, and my house is still *that* house on the street. I've ripped out plants without really knowing what they are... I've purchased plants without really knowhing anything about them - it's a regular gong-show.

    I love your inspiration pics. The black mulch is striking! I can't wait to see what you guys do!

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  2. PaigeMay 3, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Haha! I made the mistake of buying a few annuals last year. When they were completely dead in January, I was pretty annoyed. We'll be doing some garden updating soon enough too...such a pain, but so fulfilling to see the results.

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  3. Flower bed update- MulchingMay 16, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    [...] raining long enough for us to put out some mulch in our flowerbeds. As I shared with you in my inspiration post, I really like the look of black [...]

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