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Front Left and Right Foundation Bed
(Plant arrangement in either bed will mirror the other.)
Mulch: Medium Pine Bark Nuggets
Border: Flexible Brown Metallic Edging
Irrigation: Possibly drip-line on faucet timer
Nearest Front Stoop
Evergreen
Blooms: Spring, White
Foliage: Green, Apricot Color Early Spring
Sunlight: Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Shade
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 2 to 5' Mature Spread: 3 to 5'
(2) Japanese Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum'
Outside of Temple Bell
Evergreen (in mild climates)
Sunlight: Full Shade to Partial Shade
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/Well-drained
Mature Height: 2' Mature Spread: 3'
Outside of Japanese Holly Fern
Evergreen
Blooms: Summer
Sunlight: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 12 to 18" Mature Spread: 2 to 3'
Mature Height: .5 to 2' Mature Spread: Up to 4'
(2) Coral Bell - Heuchera (Brightest color available locally)
Outside of Hosta
These wonderful plants used to come in a few drab colors, with small and insignificant blooms. Now they come in a whole rainbow of colors, with some varieties grown specifically for their masses of flowers.
Perennial
Blooms: White flowers on dark stems throughout the season - late Spring to Summer
Sunlight: Full Shade to Partial Sun
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained.
Mature Height: Roughly 10 to 18" Mature Spread: 8 to 12"
Outside of Miniature Gardenia
Herbaceous Perennial
Blooms: Tubular whitish blooms above the plant at varying heights. Prized for foliage which is usually of green, yellow and/or blue tones - many species are variegated.
Sunlight: Mostly shade to part sun, while some species thrive in full sun.
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
(2) Coral Bell - Heuchera (Brightest color available locally)
Outside of Hosta
These wonderful plants used to come in a few drab colors, with small and insignificant blooms. Now they come in a whole rainbow of colors, with some varieties grown specifically for their masses of flowers.
Perennial
Blooms: White flowers on dark stems throughout the season - late Spring to Summer
Sunlight: Full Shade to Partial Sun
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained.
Mature Height: Roughly 10 to 18" Mature Spread: 8 to 12"
Left and Right of Steps
(1 each) Variegated Liriope - Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
Evergreen
Blooms: Late Summer, Small Purple Flowers on Stalks
Sunlight: Partial Sun
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 18" Mature Spread: 18"
(1) Japanese Aralia - Fatsia japonica
Rear Corner of Bed
Evergreen
Evergreen
Blooms: Late Winter - Small white flower umbels followed by black berries.
Sunlight: Full Shade to Partial Sun
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 5 to 8' Mature Spread: 5 to 8'
Sunlight: Full Shade to Partial Sun
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 5 to 8' Mature Spread: 5 to 8'
In Front of Japanese Arial
Herbaceous Perennial
Blooms: Tubular whitish blooms above the plant at varying heights. Prized for foliage which is usually of green, yellow and/or blue tones - many species are variegated.
Sunlight: Mostly shade to part sun, while some species thrive in full sun.
Water/Soil: Moist, not soggy/well-drained. Water weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Mature Height: 0.5 to 2' Mature Spread: Up to 4'
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