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Sprucing Up The Landscape Curb Appeal

Sprucing Up The Landscape Curb Appeal. Dennis Patton Johnson County Horticulture Agent. Why Landscape. Maximum use of land Efficient use of space Aids in construction and planting Increased home value Creates easier maintenance More value for money spent. Areas to Address for Curb Appeal.

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Sprucing Up The Landscape Curb Appeal

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  1. Sprucing Up The Landscape Curb Appeal Dennis Patton Johnson County Horticulture Agent

  2. Why Landscape • Maximum use of land • Efficient use of space • Aids in construction and planting • Increased home value • Creates easier maintenance • More value for money spent

  3. Areas to Address for Curb Appeal • Front door – most striking and important feature of the home. • Soften – foundations and ties home to the lot. • Enframe – holds the eye to the home. • Accents – leads the eye to areas of emphasis.

  4. Existing Plant Materials • Trees • Health and overall vigor • Location, right spot or in the way • Function, shade, beauty • Sentimental Value • Trees – most will remain in the landscape • Small easiest to replace • Large shade trees take time

  5. Existing Plant Materials • Shrubs • Easily replaced, about 3 years • Old overgrown, over 10 years probably ready to be removed • Value to landscape • Specimen, rare, not easily replaced • Rejuvenation versus replacement

  6. 10 Most Common Mistakes • Overplanting • Too many types • Lawn cluttered • Trees in middle of yard • Shrubs overgrown • Poor condition • Uprights at corner • Bright colors scattered • Downspouts • Plants too close to home

  7. Overplanting • Small when purchased • Planted too close together • Increased stress, disease, insects

  8. Reducing Overplanting • Know mature heights and spreads • Decreased maintenance

  9. Too Many Different Types of Plants • Lacks continuity • No Focus

  10. Create a Flow • Repeat a few basic plants to tie together. • Repetition • Simplicity

  11. Lawn Cluttered • Trees and shrubs break up the space and view • Appears unorganized and lacks interest

  12. Reduce Clutter • Create planting beds • Concept of “void and mass”

  13. Trees in Middle of Front Lawn • Block view and break home

  14. Tree Placement • Best located to the side • Enframe the home • Exception is shade trees

  15. Shrubs Too Tall For Foundation • Peek-a-boo effect • Shrubs hide the windows • Increased maintenance – pruning .

  16. Shrub Selection • Know mature height when selecting • Maintenance – pruning to control size • 1/3 of the plant material in the front should be evergreen.

  17. Plants in Poor Condition • Dead and dying • Overgrown and tired • Poor care • Wrong plant wrong location

  18. Plants in Poor Condition

  19. Uprights at Corners • Pyramidal plants guide eyes • Create accents in areas pulling away from the entrance.

  20. Corner Plantings • Two-thirds rule • Plant materials should be about 2/3 the height from the ground to the eves of the home. • Corners should be softened • Rounded, oval or irregular forms

  21. Create layers

  22. Bright Colors Scattered Around • Circus effect • Color creates accents • Too many accents and the view is lost

  23. Use of Color • Repeat colors • Color happens at different times to create accents

  24. Bright Colors • Mulch is functional not an accent!

  25. Corners Stand Out • Downspouts attract attention • Drains provide excess water, plant problems and look bad • Screen with corner planting • Bury drains

  26. Corners Stand Out

  27. Plant Materials too Close • Planted next to foundation • Maintenance issues for home • Access issues to water and maintenance

  28. Plants too Close Locate shrubs half their mature width plus 1 foot away from the foundation.

  29. Examples

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