Front yard after spring cleaning: part 2
In part 1 of this post , I showed you the “private” part of the front yard, i.e. the area inside the low fence. For part 2, let’s venture out beyond the confines of the fence and look at the “public” face. Since we’re on a corner lot, this is essentially an L-shaped planting bed, with a shorter section on our street and a much longer section on the cross street (see red arrows in the illustration below). While the mounds inside the fence are primarily succulents, with just a few smaller non-succulent companion plants, the sidewalk bed combines succulents, perennials, and even a few shrubs. The idea is for this area to look more like a garden and less like a plant collection. That doesn’t mean it follows any kind of design scheme, like repeating the same plants for a unified appearance. With some exceptions (usually small groundcovers), all my plants are one-offs. It’s their overall shapes, textures, and colors that creates a measure of cohesion. As with the rest of the garden, serendip