Landscape Plan

 

Perennial Border Visible from back window and patio.

Cream, Green and Blush

Screen on South side for street noise and privacy

Continue Forsythia across the River Road side, getting rid of crummy trees in the front corner. It will match the rest and provide three seasons privacy. It will grow 8- 10' tall and 10- 12" wide. Plant close together to get thick hedge, 5' apart.  Approximate hedge length 36'- plants needed 8. Cut on the house side to make a kind of hedge. Plant shade tolerant perennials like Hosta to cover the bottom which can get patchy.

Autumn Blaze Maple
Red Sunset is a red maple cultivar with superior fall color and good branch structure. Winter buds, clusters of small winter spring flowers, leaf stems, twigs, and winged summer fruits are all reddish colored. The glossy green leaves persist on the tree turning orange-red to brilliant red in the fall. Red Sunset grows moderately fast, 45'-50' high with a 35'-40' spread. It adapts to a wide range of climates and soils, but requires acid soil and is salt-sensitive. It prefers a moist site and tolerates full sun to partial shade.
zones 4-8.

or

Summer Red Maple Tree Acer rubrum 'HOSR'

Hydrangea

Limelight hydrangea seems to be better suited to our climate.

House is 20' wide. Plant three hydrangea, centered on the center point of the house: 1. leave room for the walkway to the back door, 2. leave room on the other side for ___. 

Height 6'-8'

Spread 6'-8'

This unique panicle hydrangea revolutionized landscaping across North America. Huge, football-shaped flowers open in an elegant celadon green that looks fresh and clean in summer's heat. The blooms age to an array of pink, red, and burgundy which persists through frost for months of irresistible flowers. You can use 'Limelight' hydrangea just about any way you can imagine: as a showy flowering hedge, to screen off air conditioners, as an attention-getting specimen, in containers, flower gardens, or anywhere around your home. A long-time favorite of professional florists, it also makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried.

Top three reasons to grow 'Limelight' hydrangea:

- It's a time-tested classic that graces the yards of thousands of homes across North America

- Large flowers have a unique color that looks great with any style and color of house.

- Blooms every year, even in cold climates - winter doesn't faze it at all.