Front yard landscaping ideas

10 years ago

Im looking to landscape our front yard and am looking for ideas and/or types of plants/flowers/trees to plant. We are new to Arizona and gardening in general so any help is greatly appreciated!!

We would like to replace the plants along the front of the house and along the brick wall. Right now, there is a hodgepodge of plants. It doesn't look badÃ¯Â¿Â½..just messy. Ideally, we would like something that is green (preferably colorful) year round if at all possible. I was maybe thinking of a hedge with 1 or 2 different types of plants dispersed in between???? It is southeast facing and really only get direct sunlight from sunrise until 11am or so.

We also would like to cover the area around the large pine tree with some type of cover brush. I was also thinking of extending the hedge along the red dotted line. I would also like to replace some of the plants around the plum colored treeÃ¯Â¿Â½.sorry I don't even know the name of that ;)

Again, any input or ideas is greatly appreciated!!!!

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Gunner80
Original Author
10 years ago
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Gunner80
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10 years ago
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Gunner80
Original Author
10 years ago
more pics
Gunner80
Original Author
10 years ago
more pictures
ernie85017, zn 9, phx
10 years ago
Grow food.
campv 8b AZ
10 years ago
Sorry but I would get rid of SOME of the grass. To much water. I also have some grass but you have a lot. Having said that, If you put in other plants try and use ones that are low water users. Its only going to get more expensive to water. You will be glad in the long run. It will be very difficult to get things to grow under that pine tree. They are a top rooting tree, that's probably why there is nothing there now. Maybe put some gravel in there with just a couple of plants.
That's a flowering plum- no fruit.
PhyllisL
9 years ago
We have a hedge against a brick wall. See the attached photo. The photo is a little raggedy because we haven't trimmed the hedge lately, but you can see the idea.

Here is a link that might be useful: Front Yard Landscaping Ideas Online
azmom
9 years ago
Seeing these photos, the first thought came to mind is "water bill". Seriously.

15 years ago we decided not to put in an offer for a house with gorgeous East Coast style yard and $450 /month water bill.

You can have lush colorful garden in Arizona with low water demand plants.

Don't do anything yet before you check out sites with Xeriscape Gardens. You can also pick up brochures of Desert Plants, Landscape tips in many plant nurseries.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lush AZ Xeriscape Gardens
Fascist_Nation
9 years ago
Flood irrigated or was I suspect. Could be again. Arcadia area (he just indicates somewhere in AZ)? Looks like two Castlemain homes joined together at some point---nice to have money.

8 mo. old thread.