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Do you need help with your overgrown, neglected garden? Did you need help with your curb appeal? Do you have pictures to give you ideas with your curb appeal but just not sure how you're vision will turn out? Have you ever gone to your local nursery, bought $$$ worth of plants, spent the weekend amending the soil and planting only to find out the light is all wrong (too much, too little) or the plants you bought need way more maintenance than you thought? Hey, they said drought tolerant so why do I need to water? PhotoGardening is a brand new concept I came up with because I have answered "Yes" to all of the above. Over 20 years of dirt under my nails and working with the local botanical garden has given me an extensive knowledge of plants and how they work. I also enjoy working with software (I know, I know but as you can see, I do). So now I have the unique ability to take your vision and put it in a picture. Not a drawing of "over here is a tree and over there are bushes" but actual pictures of specific plants, shrubs, bushes and trees. All of the after photos are created using PhotoGardening - it's not real, it's PhotoGardening. Cool! |
New neighbor put up red block wall and cut the main stem of the cedar bushes. Even if a plant is marked "shade" doesn't mean it will grow in deep shade like this. |
By request, a brick knee wall was added. All of the plants that are green in this PhotoGarden will stay that way all year long. The pink caladiums, which are annuals add color and have the same watering requirements as the evergreens. |
BEFORE |
20 year old house with original landscaping. Requested the tree left alone. |
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Juniper topiary, boxwood hedge are evergreen. Daisies and sage are perennials meaning that they will come back year after year, so very little maintanance. Caladiums carry through the theme from the tree on side yard shown further down the page. Yes, you too can have a Maserati or your fantasy car in your garage! |
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This side garden is sunlit in the afternoon for a few hours. |
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A crepe myrtle was added for some shade and some evergreen ferns along with various pernnials to give the garden interesting visual changes. |
Evergreen shrubs - the topiaries, cedars, golden bayberry and liriope will give this garden color all year. Cannas and sage are perennials, meaning they will come back year after year.The crepe myrtle looks great in the winter decorated with Christmas lights. Please show some modesty when accepting rave reviews from neighbors. |
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Perennials with a touch of red annuals give this a more country look. The annuals, dragon win begonias in front can be replaced with pansies in the fall. This look takes more TLC and could use some potted plants by the doors in the winter for color. |
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Tropical look. Pass the margeritas! |
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Perennials that keep on coming back - for those of you who want to plant them, love them and leave them. |
PhotoGardening makes a great gift - Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday, retirement - you may have more ideas than I have. Looking forward to hearing from you. Questions - email me at petals@mortarandpetals.com |
Getting Started |
Below are some BEFORE and AFTER examples. |
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Trees in front yard were removed, which made the area too sunny for the existing oak leaf hydrangea plant. |
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The stone knee wall along with the evergreen shrubs and topiaries give this house a huge amount of curb appeal with almost no maintenance effort. The cannas will come back year after year. Just add water! |
AFTER |
HOUSE FOR SALE |
You're a realtor and your client has a house that could use a little curb appeal update. The house needs to sell now, no time for renovations. How about PhotoGardening? Prospective buyers can have an idea of what the house would look like with a different point of view. |
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Owner loves the present landscaping, gives them privacy. |
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Some easy updating - boxwood hedge, evergreen carolina laurel and a perennial (my favorite, cannas). Plant this look in the spring and you have an easy, instant update in one season. |
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Completed PhotoGarden What You Get |
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