A newby to gardening

[Reggaeluver]

Well we are getting settled in our new house and I have started to replant some of the flower beds. So far I have done 2 areas and I have one done in my mind I just need the $$ to get it in the ground.

I stared in the back yard, there is a palm out there and it had a dead tree right next to it so the builder had the dead tree cut down and (somewhat [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif[/img] ) ground out the stump. They left a huge pile of sawdust for mulch.

Seet here [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whatever.gif[/img]


So I dug it all out, all 6 bags of it!! and put in fresh top soil and flowers and real mulch not saw dust!



Much better, I think! Mr Reggaeluver thought it looked better the way it was \0/

Then yesterday I got a wild hair to rip out the plants up front and put in some flowers and a pygmy date palm.

[Reggaeluver]

Re: A newby to gardening

I think it turned out quite nice [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

Now for my next order of business.....





I am thinking of putting a travelers palm in front of the window



then fill in the back with the blue ones (I don't know the names sorry [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blush.gif[/img] ) and yellow ones then in front of that put the crotan (or whatever they are called) then on the edge a row of the grassy looking thing. then in the corner by the walk way have the waterfall with these things growing around them kinda like I set up here.... What do you think?

[Green_Biscuit]

Re: A newby to gardening

RL, I like the scale of the date palm better for that spot. I also think that adding a travelers palm out front would be nice. Please, though, don't line up the flowers and other plantings in straight rows like that! They look like soldiers. Vary the patttern, make it assymetrical, and change leaf color, texture and size. Mixing it up is what makes a bed really attractive! You don't have to pull everything in there out, and perhaps you can relocate some (or give to a neighbor/friend)?

[Reggaeluver]

Re: A newby to gardening

I was going to plant them a little more random but I figured they would get fairly bushhy anyway and wouldn't notice the difference anyway. I put the plants I took out by the side of the road hoping someone would take them.

I plan to be a little more random with the next area since there will be suck a variety of plants in there. I will put the bigger bushy ones in the back and work forward.

[SandiF]

Re: A newby to gardening

What are those plants at the back (close to window-2nd pic)? They almost look like Ixora or Gloriana. Try to utilize the existing plants and not throw them all out. Good job!

[Reggaeluver]

Re: A newby to gardening

The ones by the AC? I have no idea what they are, I am probably gonna leave those there and maybe add a little something some day.

I think I have changed my mind on the travelers palm, I am afraid it is going to get too big for there so I think I am going to go with a white bird of paradise in its place. I was thinking of calling habitat for humanity to see if they can use any of the plants that I will not use.

thanks for the compliments and ideas [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]