Adding freshness, life, color by adding flowers!

Sorry I have been away for a couple of weeks and was not able to complete this design earlier. I went to Ecuador for a couple of weeks to help a couple of churches there in projects that they needed help with. The experience has opened my eyes to new ideas and perspectives that I am sure will change my thinking about a number of things. I almost want to start this project all over again but I think the ideas we have been talking about are good ideas. It is just we could do the same yard in so many different ways. Have you had different ideas as we went along? I am sure you have.
Well I thought we would wrap it up this time by adding some flowers to our garden. I have had some brown space in the plan for a while now and we are going to create some variety, some color, some freshness and some structure to the yard by adding different plant life.
We add structure by adding shrubs which add both height and mass. We want to bring balance to the yard so we need to place these shrubs strategically. If we place some in the corners and maybe by the arbor and pool this will create the structure and height we are looking for.
I also want some color and freshness and if we add perennials between the shrubs I think we can achieve it but only if we do it well. The thing with perennials is they only bloom for specific times so we need to know (or hire someone who does) when each will bloom, so we can have an ever blooming garden. We could also use annuals but the perennials will keep things changing throughout the seasons and keep things fresh and new. They will also add a lot of color if chosen right and that color is both inviting and refreshing.
We have added a lot to this small back yard and I am sure it will be used for both times of relaxing and times of entertaining.
I really like walking into a yard that has been recently redesigned because of it’s new clean look though it sometime takes a year to really come into its own and really look full and good. Most of us want it to just stay that way but that is not how it works. Things mature, they need maintenance and attending to keep them looking good.
So next time we will talk about that. Maintenance what does it take to keep a yard looking good?

“Designing by the yard”