This past Friday I had the fun of having a landscape architect / botanist come to our house to give us a consultation on what to do with our backyard.
I think we needed it.
You can see we have a slight problem with weeds, a steep bank, and a lot of space.
And some rocks.
It’s totally a little overwhelming and it is easy to make really expensive mistakes on a project this size, so we decided to spend a little money up front on some good advice.
These are some of the plants she recommended for us with our yard being a zone 2 or 3.
Ostrich Fern
Potentilla
Hosta
Miss Kim Lilac
Bearberry (or kinnikkinnik)
Dwarf Mugo Pine
Showy Mountain Ash
Ivory Halo Dogwood
Red Leaf Rose
Common Juniper
Snow on Mountain
Wild Ginger
Snakeroot
Dwarf European Cranberry
Coralberry
I can’t wait for the snow to melt so we can get going. We won’t be able to do it all this year, in fact it is probably going to take a few years to do it all, but we are going to get some black dirt in, sow some grass seed, and buy a few of these pretty plants!
I love spring.
April 8th, 2012 at 11:03 am
Wow, I’m so envious of all of the space you have! And I love the suggestions, I’m a big dogwood fan, and I’ve never heard of snakeroot, but it looks really cool.
I, too, love spring. Enjoy it.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:21 am
I’ve never used or hear of snakeroot before either, so we will see how it goes!
April 8th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
So thankful for this post!! We are in the process of redoing our yard!!
I want to see the end product I am sure it will be amazing
Brooke
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April 9th, 2012 at 8:19 am
That’s great! I am hoping that we can get some of it dealt with this summer!!
Catherine