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Finally, the foreground lay- er should help transition the planting beds to your lawn space or sidewalk, and should therefore be lower than the back two layers. It’s also where you can keep things fresh and get your hands dirty throughout the year by changing out annuals with the seasons. Or, if you want a low- er-maintenance entrance, you can choose smaller perenni- als, evergreens or creeping ground covers. Use the fore- ground layer as an opportu- nity to add pops of color at ground level and draw atten- tion to your home’s entrance.
Scott lays out a few other important tips to keep in mind:
• Choose plants consistent with your home’s style. For
instance, if you have a crafts- man home, you should prob- ably skip tropical plants. Or, if your home is more minimalist, avoid an overabundance of different plants.
• Don’t obstruct views of your front door from the street with plants. Likewise, visitors shouldn’t have to maneuver around plants as they make
their way down the sidewalk. Neither is convenient or wel- coming, so you’ll either need to keep pruning plants to size, or choose plants that won’t overgrow their space without a ton of pruning.
• To make your entrance “the star” it should be, the plant material in the rest of your front yard shouldn’t be
distracting. Rather let it frame
the intended view.
Scott offers more plant
layering tips in Making an Entrance, a recent episode of Done-In-A-Weekend Proj- ects, an original series from Exmark. To watch the video, visit Backyard Life, which is part of a unique multimedia destination with a focus on helping homeowners make the most of outdoor spaces. There you can also download additional tips and view other Exmark Original Series vid- eos, including Dream Yards, Living Rural, Prime Cuts and Done In a Weekend – Extreme Projects.
Through effective plant lay- ering, you can boost curb ap- peal and give your home the grand entrance it deserves.
This article is courtesy of StatePoint Media.
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